Minister

41【Six Years of Jiankang】

"Are you free tomorrow?" Saul Hahan said to Wei Chi who was seriously reading the reply.

"Business?" Wei Chi didn't look up.

"I guess..." Saul Hahan touched the tip of his nose.

Wei Chi raised his head and frowned: "What's the matter? I'm going to get another dress or two?"

"Master Wei, how dare you think about it." Saul Hahan also frowned like Wei Chi: "Please come in official uniform tomorrow."

"Where?"

"The palace of Phrodama."

Wei Chi stuck out his tongue: "Use me as a front?"

"Smart!" Saul Hahan got up and patted Wei Chi's head: "Go and talk to your general Wang, it will take three days to go back and forth."

"Why do I feel like a proton?" Wei Chi slapped his nose: "Conspiracy, a conspiracy, and very strong."

Saul Hahan touched Wei Chi's neck: "Think about it, if you don't come with me, who will come with me..."

"Lord Ning..." Wei Chi coughed, "It's pathetic enough."

"So, go and talk!"

Wei Chi blinked and concealed his reluctance: "I'll say it, but it's up to me whether it will work or not."

Saul Hahan took a fruit and shook it in his hand: "Speak seriously! I will give you a reward if you do this!"

Wei Chi smiled foolishly, thinking that this Qi Qige was really cute and addictive.Thinking of making an appointment with Populus euphratica to practice guns every day, and the things in the courtyard over there are extremely busy, I feel that I don't want to go there more than three points.Thinking about this pretense, I have encountered more than [-] or [-] times, and the status of "child prodigy" and "Tanhua" is nothing more than that. Now it is really unusual and serious to act as a fifth-rank official for a while.All he wanted was for General Wang to settle the matter, but General Wang agreed without even raising his eyelids.

The corner of Wei Chi's mouth twitched, and he couldn't hold it back: "This official has been busy with a lot of things these days, look..."

Wang Yunyi still kept an old face: "Then who do you think will go for you?"

Wei Chi was helpless, he seemed to be the most idle one in comparison, he paused and then said shamelessly: "Can't we send someone from Daqi's side?"

"What are you afraid of? That woman won't eat you. She called you to go, and if you don't go, there will be more gossip." Wang Yunyi took a blank look at Wei Chi in his busy schedule: "I can't recite it right now. Think about what she means, think for yourself."

Wei Chi didn't catch anything, got a blank stare, and went back to his yard angrily, looking at the pile of unfinished documents with deep resentment, he scolded Wang Yunyi a hundred times in his heart - you told me to go easy now, hmph, When the time comes, you will ask me for this document, that document, and you will scold me to death every now and then!Why don't you remember that you told me to go?

Seeing that Wei Chi was burning with anger, Chen Hu was about to persuade him, but said that the man had given up his breath again, and packed his luggage in frustration.

"My lord, do you have to bring such a big document box?"

Wei Chi turned his weeping face: "Do I dare not take it? Fuck your uncle's documents... I don't know how high I stacked up when I came back."

In the morning of the next day, Mr. Wei, who was sad and forced to smile, got into the carriage sent by Saul Hahan with his heavy luggage.After getting out of the city, the car bumped up and couldn't read the paperwork even if he wanted to, so he simply threw it to Chen Hu to pack it up, and slept on the car cushion by himself.In fact, I never slept soundly. This carriage is too narrow and too hard, so cramped and unable to turn over.After driving for about an hour, the road became more and more rough. When the car passed a big hole, it was bumped by a stone. Wei Chi hit his head on the carriage, and couldn't sleep well. Get up and hold on to the handlebar for a good ride.Chen Hu over there has a hideous face, and the handlebar in his hand is about to be smashed by him.

"Chen Hu, what's the matter with you?" Wei Chi sat down and asked.

"My lord..." Chen Hu turned pale, "I... faint... vomit"

Seeing Chen Hu retching, Wei Chi hurriedly patted his back to let him breathe, and was about to pull up the curtain to let the air out.

"No need...it's very windy outside." Chen Hu stopped him: "Just now when the adults were sleeping...vomit...the little ones vomited...vomit...now...vomit...there's no need to vomit anymore."

Chen Hu, who was already dizzy, couldn't resist Wei Chi, and was forced to the side by Wei Chi.Wei Chi supported Chen Hu to lean on the cushion, while pulling back the heavy curtain.Suddenly, the dazzling sunlight mixed with the fresh spring breeze poured into the carriage.In just two or three months, the grassland has changed drastically.Many depressions have become lakes, the lake water is pleasantly blue, and the highlands are full of wild flowers, which are fragrant and pleasant.Looking back, the dull old city has long since disappeared, only the beautiful white clouds and eagles circling in the sky.

"Hey, Chen Hu, look!" Wei Chi changed seats with Chen Hu, and pushed him to the window, "Look, this poor place can be so beautiful!"

Chen Hu barely raised his eyelids, and took a few breaths: "Okay... my lord, but, vomit... the little one wants to rest for a while, so leaning against the window sill... vomit... I, vomit."

It was only then that Wei Chi remembered that the people around him were already half-breathed, reluctantly put away the surprise, drove Chen Hu back on the mat, leaned back, and took off his cloak to cover Chen Hu.

"I'll raise the curtain here too!"

"My lord," Chen Hu tremblingly stretched out a hand from the cloak: "Be careful of catching a cold... ah."

"No, no." Wei Chi took a cushion to cover his stomach hastily, and leaned on the seat on his back: "Hey, it's good to be able to breathe like this. Jiangnan is good, and I think Beyond the Great Wall is also good. It’s just that I was so stupid to be locked up in that broken city before. If I could find a reason to come out earlier, hehe, it would be worth losing a few days of work.”

Chen Hu breathed a sigh of relief, and felt better. After getting along for so long, he also knew that Wei Chi was a natural character, and he was not lacking in majesty when he had business affairs. see you.Although Wei Chi is thin and weak, he is not a rush man, and this idea of ​​spring breeze will not make him cold. Thinking of the kindness of this young man who seems to be an officer and a younger brother, Chen Hu tightened his cloak, and did not refuse: " I heard that my lord is from the middle of Sichuan, and I heard that the mountains and rivers there are very good."

Wei Chi nodded: "People outside of Shu said they worshiped Dujiangyan, and asked about Qingcheng Mountain. How do you know that there are more than these two beautiful scenery in Shu? But they are all like this Monan, separated by a natural moat, so that outsiders don't know her. That's all for the good."

The spring sun is warm and warm, although it is late spring, but it is not lacking in the sense of freshness. Looking at the white clouds outside the window, Chen Hu couldn't help asking: "My lord, how long will it take us to go back here?"

Wei Chi also looked at the white cloud: "Do you think I know this? I only know that I won't be able to go back for a while. General Wang entered this capital, and he won't kill, rob or leave... don't say it's you , even I... can't see the reason."

"I'm from Hexi Langzi, and I've been in the army for five years. I only went back once in five years. Sometimes I can't help it, and I panic."

Wei Chi glanced sideways at Chen Hu, and just remembered that not all people in this world are as lonely as himself.How can those who have concerns and thoughts not be homesick?The Wang family has been favored for many years, but Wang Yunyi is still living outside the customs.I heard that he was very ferocious on the battlefield. In the early years, he swung a Overlord Spear and was able to win the head of a general out of ten thousand. When he returned home, he was afraid that the general's wife would be terribly frightened.I have nothing to do when I'm free, and I also listen to those veteran colleagues making jokes about Wang Yunyi's private affairs. "You said, if Mr. Wang is really afraid of his wife so much, why don't you let him go and leave alone?" Wei Chi asked Xu Yue secretly.Xu Yue stroked his beard: "Are you as a husband and wife like the wit and beauty sung in the drama? An ordinary couple is a partner who subdues the other. If there is a trace of fear in it, they are a couple who are reluctant and inseparable. "Wei Chi imagined the scene where General Wang was trembling after his ears were twisted, and laughed out loud.There is a saying that ordinary people are heaven.I also thought of Chen Ang's broken sleeve, there are so many young masters in the mansion, this kiss today, and the good one tomorrow, I don't know that there is a true love between these two men like an ordinary couple.Touching the cushion in his hand, he thought of the owner of the cushion, this eldest princess, who would subdue such an arrogant person like her?She is afraid that she will look down on the fallen gods...

"Chen Hu, are you married?"

"My lord, I'm not afraid of you laughing. Our place is rich and prosperous. Even ordinary people don't want to point out their daughters to serve as soldiers. Although my family is not rich, it has enough food and clothing. It's just that I won the soldier's bid and it's the last If you are the last man, you can't get married if you don't take off your armor and go back to your hometown." Chen Hu said lightly.

"Oh? The girls there are really arrogant!" Wei Chi turned over and sat up, thought for a while and said, "You are also a 25 person who eats 26 meals. If you don't dislike it, I will do it when you return to Beijing." The boss will be your matchmaker, okay?"

Chen Hu felt a trace of emotion in his heart. He knew that this person was not teasing him, so he nodded in agreement: "Your Excellency is also eating this year. Don't procrastinate when you meet a good person. Treat your subordinates to a wedding as soon as possible."

Wei Chi smiled heartily: "Okay! What's wrong with going back alive this time?"

Near noon, the carriage came to a slow stop. Wei Chi got out of the car and stretched his muscles. Looking around, he didn't see any palace buildings. Just wondering, he saw a small soft sedan parked by the side of the hill from afar.

"My lord," the waiter beside me who can speak Chinese hurriedly came up to serve him, "The Frodama Palace is in the valley, and there is still an hour's journey to go. Please sit on the soft sedan chair for a while after lunch, my lord. to get there."

Wei Chi got used to seeing the waiter's low-browed and compliant expression.Monan is different from the Central Plains, the boundary between slaves and people is very clear, no matter which nobleman's slaves, no matter how high the status is, they still exist like cattle and horses, life and death depend on the words of the master.Although some commoners are poorer, their backs are much straighter, unlike these luxuriously dressed slaves who eat meat in their mouths but kneel more respectfully than anything else.

Wei Chi was still polite and thanked him for his hospitality, and walked to the place to eat, sighing as he walked: In the Central Plains, don't say what kind of servant, even if you call the most unpopular brothel girl to be a "slave" "It's impossible!At the end, I smiled again, thinking that one side supports another person, and the other person is willing, so it doesn't hinder me from commenting.

Lunch consisted of some exquisite pancakes and some kumiss cider. Wei Chi ate some casually and walked over to those small soft sedan chairs.After walking a few steps, Wei Chi was teased by Chen Hu, and when he looked back - what a guy!This battle!It turns out that the group of people in the back are all slaves who are under their command, if they don't move, it's really 'too big to lose'!Losing interest, Wei Chi had no choice but to come back and sit down.

"That eldest princess is so generous!" Chen Hu leaned over and secretly pointed at the back: "Those five were actually sent to serve the subordinates, and just now they knelt and worshiped, and the subordinates were so frightened... Hehe, I forgot my head was dizzy."

After the trouble with the eldest princess was over, Wei Chi took out his western pocket watch and came out to see... It took an hour to eat, and the royal family was indeed the royal family, and he sighed that he couldn't understand.

The soft sedan chair in Monan is really soft, and it is more stylish than the "little black box" in the Central Plains. It is said that its shape is more like a "luan car".Wei Chi lay down obediently, admiring the spring scenery and feeling extremely comfortable.

After entering the mountain, the scenery is much more beautiful, and there are some singing of flowers, birds, fish and insects. It feels like a fairyland, and the treasure land is nothing more than this.Wei Chi laughed secretly—then Yi Kezhao is also a mountain, why is it so far away?Sure enough, it was like an hour, the soft sedan stopped, and the servants rushed up, eager to hug Wei Chi down, Wei Chi hurriedly politely, and finally got out of the sedan chair half supported and half mixed.After the people around him had finished their work and dispersed behind him, Wei Chi finally saw clearly that between the green hills and beside the blue waves, a towering palace was in front of him.Seeing the luxurious and magnificent posture, Wei Chi took a step back in shock - only the royal palace should be the most luxurious, but it is so different from this Frodama palace!

"This is?" Wei Chi pointed to the golden ball in front of him and asked the waiter beside him.

"My lord, the Phrodama Palace enshrines many high-ranking Bodhisattvas in Monan, not to mention Monan, including all the places in the north, this place is the most magnificent!"

"Open your eyes, open your eyes." Wei Chi cupped his fists politely.

It is true that men and women in Monan have nothing to defend against, but the status of the eldest princess' royal family does not allow Wei Chi to walk too close.Wei Chi followed the group of the most luxurious people obediently, and greeted and introduced the priests who came to greet them one by one.These priests may be similar to monks in Wei Chi's eyes, but all of them have the courage to be human.Wei Chi lost all his confidence when he was thrown away by so many foreign 'monks'. He began to feel that his clothes of a 'fifth-rank official' were shabby, and regretted whether he should have borrowed the clothes of a 'third-rank official' to fill his clothes. Temporary closure of the 'policy lessons'.

After paying homage to each other, Wei Chi didn't remember who was who. Seeing the eldest princess go inside, he also walked inside with a smirk.After entering the main hall, Wei Chi felt even more dazzled, this luxury is really unreliable!It's not easy for Wei Chi to look around like a lowly person, so he had to close his eyes and look at the floor—tsk!This place is so white that it looks like jade... It must be some kind of jade!sin, sin.

Walking through the palace rooms, Wei Chi gradually got used to the dazzle.Just about to go inside again, a large group of people stopped, and when the door was closed, there were no more than thirteen people left, including myself and Saul Hahan—the total of the large group just now was just a foil. !The head priest led the crowd to sit down, Wei Chi came back to his senses and found that he was the only one left standing in the room... This, this... What should I do?

Wei Chi saw that the circle of gorgeous seats that looked like dragon chairs was filled with no one left, and felt embarrassed for a moment. Just as he was about to sneak a glance at the face of the eldest princess, a middle-aged man in his fifties dressed in a plain dress The robe came out of the inner room.In terms of appearance, this person is considered top-notch.Wei Chi explained to himself that he was an outsider, and stood still, but the man left behind a group of shining figures and walked straight towards him.

"Your Majesty Wei, it's been hard work for you to come here. Allow me to lead you to your seat." The voice of the middle-aged man was deep and deep.

Although Wei Chi was surprised in his heart, he still had a very reserved smile on his face: "Anything you want."

The middle-aged man ordered Wei Chi to go to the most grand seat, Wei Chi cupped his hands: "But it's disrespectful."

"Lord Wei," the middle-aged man pointed to the surroundings: "These are the twelve priests of Monan. My lord has seen it just now, and 'Sushen' is the head priest of the Frodama Palace. I’ve been to my lord’s hometown, hehe, the local customs and customs there are very good, now my lord comes to ‘Sushen’ as a guest, just treat it as ‘Sushen’ to respond to the old friendship, don’t be cautious.”

Wei Chi cupped his hands: "The chief priest is indeed an extraordinary person. I think my hometown is thousands of miles away from here, and the chief priest can go there. I really admire him."

"I heard that Mr. Wei had a relationship with Buddha when he was young. Those who have a relationship with Buddha are those who have good roots. Now that the war is in trouble, when Mr. Wei can take care of my people in Monan, please don't hold back. "

Wei Chi thought to himself, I am a monk from Zhongtu, and you are a monk from Monan, and the scriptures are different. This is ridiculously close, but he smiled very kindly on his face: "What the chief priest said is that if there is a chance, I will look back." It is the chief priest who points out the Dharma."

The middle-aged man nodded with a smile: "Your Excellency is tired after a day of running around, so 'Sushen' won't delay your rest."

As soon as these words came out, all the shiny people around stood up from their shiny seats.Wei Chi also hurriedly stood up, who knew that group of people followed the head priest who was full of 'plain body' as if they had discussed it long ago.Standing alone in the hall, Wei Chi gave a wry smile—it really was a foil.

After standing for a while, a man dressed as a monk came in: "My lord, please follow me."

With a sullen face, Wei Chi didn't ask any further questions, and just followed along sullenly.After turning around an unknown number of turns, the monk pushed a door and let Wei Chi in: "This is your lord's room. All the sacrifices tonight will be sacrificed. Non-believers are not allowed to attend this sacrifice. I hope you will forgive me."

Wei Chi nodded and also bowed.I thought to myself what is this?Am I really a sugar noodle man, to be played with?never mind!Go back and find that Qiqige to settle the score!

Entering the inner room, I saw Chen Hu who was trembling.

"Why are you so timid?"

When Chen Hu saw Wei Chi, he trotted over quickly: "My lord! This room is too luxurious, and my subordinate's heart beats so fast!"

Wei Chi patted him on the shoulder, casually took out a fruit from a plate inlaid with some gemstones and stuffed it into his mouth: "Even the best things are for use. Since we didn't know they asked us to come What to do, hehe, let’s eat and drink!”

Chen Hu was pushed into the seat by Wei Chi, took a deep breath, felt relieved for a moment, suddenly remembered something, jumped up: "My lord! At lunch, a person dressed as a lady gave me this!"

Wei Chi took the light green letter paper and unfolded it:

Enter the hall and sit in the middle hall, and go to the dining hall at Shenshi. From the time of Mao in the Ming Dynasty, enter the hall with Luan.

After reading, Wei Chi looked at his pocket watch, and couldn't help but slapped Chen Hu on the head: "If you forget for a long time, we can only eat these pearls, jade and agates to fill our stomachs tonight!"