Looking to Chang'an from the North

The man with sword-brows and star-eyed smile under the mask, who else could it be if it wasn't Xia Yizheng.

"What do you mean, it's you, it's like you don't want to see me." Xia Yizheng joked with a chuckle, but he wasn't really unhappy.

The corners of Lin Chuhuai's eyes twitched slightly. He should have thought just now that no one in this world could be as dishonest as him.

"Does Your Majesty know that you came to Jiangnan?" Based on what he knew about this person, he probably didn't know.

Xia Yizheng glanced at him, and said casually, "It should be known."

What is reasonable?Lin Chuhuai didn't understand what he meant.

One or two of the emperor's shadow guards thought they were hiding well, but they didn't know that they had already been discovered by themselves on the first day.If such monitoring can't be found, then he doesn't have to lead troops to fight.

"Once I leave Beijing, someone will report to him." Xia Yizheng is still very sure about this.

But Lin Chuhuai was a little worried, "Is it okay to just leave Beijing without saying hello?"

Xia Yizheng smiled even more heartily, and lowered his head to lean closer to him, "Why, worry about me. If it wasn't because I couldn't sleep at night thinking about you, why would I just come to you like this?"

Hearing this, Lin Chuhuai's face flushed a little. This person was somewhat shameless when he spoke so blatantly.

Seeing this, Xia Yizheng didn't dare to tease him anymore, he still understood the reason why too much is too late.

"Your master is not a criminal. He has no reason to prevent you from leaving in Beijing. At most, he was furious. But, what does this have to do with you? He didn't want to be a virtuous king first, and he himself If you don’t want to pretend to be a good general with him, who do you hate.”

He would only say this in front of Lin Chuhuai. Although he had some complaints about Emperor Wu, he had never expressed it so bluntly.

After hearing such rebellious remarks, Lin Chuhuai never reprimanded him for not understanding etiquette.What the emperor did was indeed unworthy of the loyalty of his subjects.

"Let's not talk about this, mentioning him will only add to my troubles. How is the situation in Jiangnan, can the disaster be eased?" Xia Yizheng didn't want these negative emotions to affect Lin Chuhuai, so he quickly changed the subject.

"It's not good. The specific reason hasn't been found out yet. I'm going back to the city tomorrow to discuss countermeasures with Brother He." When the topic returned to the business, Lin Chuhuai no longer cared about his previous teasing.

"Brother He, who is it?" Xia Yizheng is someone who knows how to focus.

Lin Chuhuai didn't think much about it.

"Brother He is Mr. He Jingzhi, Minister of the Ministry of Officials. He is my elder brother's colleague. He has a very good personal relationship with my elder brother, so I usually call him elder brother. If you see him, you can call me that way together."

Logically speaking, Xia Yizheng hadn't gone far to the north when He Jingzhi became an official, so there was no reason why he didn't know about it.But the young master of the general's mansion back then didn't spend half his mind on the court, so it was reasonable not to know him.

Hearing this, Xia Yizheng nodded, brother, it's all right.

He Jingzhi never imagined that he and Lin Jinghuai's literati would one day be misunderstood like this.

After talking for a long time, Lin Chuhuai realized, no, he came out to look for Zhao Long.Xia Yizheng is here, so where did Zhao Long go?

Hearing him ask this question, Xia Yizheng explained briefly.

"I sent him to help me with errands."

Xia Yizheng also failed to enter the city gate when he arrived in Qingzhou, so he found out the whereabouts of Lin Chuhuai and the others after many inquiries. At that time, he happened to see Zhao Long preparing to pretend to be a ghost. Seeing that Lin Chuhuai was not there, he simply asked a few words and replaced them. down.In other words, he was also the one who was on the roof later.

Lin Chuhuai nodded. He was originally his person, and he would not comment on how he arranged for him.

"Then go in." After speaking, he turned around and was about to take him to the village, but the man's long arms wrapped around his shoulders.

Lin Chuhuai's body froze, subconsciously wanting to brush that hand away.Xia Yizheng also sensed it, and said before he could do anything, "Just now I've been raising my breath and using light kung fu, but now I'm very weak, please let me rely on you."

But this time Lin Chuhuai met the man's eyes full of starlight, but ruthlessly pulled him off his body.

This person can laugh and make trouble, and he still has the strength to tease himself, so he doesn't look like he's a little bit out of strength.Not wanting to get used to this person's temper, Lin Chuhuai turned around and left with Yun Shu.

Looking at the merciless back, Xia Yizheng smiled helplessly, supported the tree trunk and rubbed his chest before trying to keep up.

Let you talk cheap, insist on making trouble with him, now he doesn't believe it.

What I said just now was not to win this person's sympathy. After several days of traveling and the use of martial arts just now, he was a little mentally exhausted when he was in the woods, and his eyes were dark. Otherwise, this short journey would not stop and go. It took a long time to reach the village entrance.

Xia Yizheng was a little disappointed not being able to take his wife away, but the future is long, he is not in a hurry.

When they arrived at Kang's house, the couple looked at the person who came into the house later, a little strangely, the person before was not this person.

Lin Chuhuai saw the doubts of the two, and introduced, "This is me..."

"I'm his husband." Xia Yizheng interrupted him mid-sentence.

The Kang family couple nodded in understanding. Although marriage between men and women is the most mainstream in this dynasty, marriages between men are not uncommon. "The house is rather simple, but I hope Mr. Xiaolang won't be offended."

"No, I can sleep in the wild. This place is already very good." Marching and fighting, eating and sleeping in the open are commonplace.

The Kang family has limited space, Zhao Long used to sleep far away from Yun Shu on the same bed, now it is not easy for Yun Shu and Xia Yizheng to squeeze together.So Zhenbeihou still hugged his longing daughter-in-law tonight.

There is no way, the bed is too small, if you don't hug her to sleep, Xia Yizheng is afraid that someone will be squeezed under the bed.

Lin Chuhuai had struggled before, but he couldn't hold back this man's strength, and just as he was about to get angry, he saw that the man's closed eyes were full of black and blue.That's all, it's just one night, let him forget it.

But the bottom line is falling and falling without knowing it.

At dawn, Lin Chuhuai met a pair of smiling eyes as soon as he opened his eyes, and he was lying in the other's arms, hugged tightly.

"Morning, Chang Yun."

Xia Yizheng woke up early, just hugging the person in his arms motionless, looking at his sleeping face, he felt a rare peace in his heart.

When Lin Chuhuai just woke up, his eyes were sleepy, and he showed a bit of suppleness that he didn't usually have. When he was completely awake, he hurriedly broke free from the other person's arms.Feeling his movements, Xia Yizheng immediately let go, and didn't argue with him. This person has always been thin-skinned, and if he gets annoyed again, it won't be worth the candle.

Looking at his back through the sunlight, I found that the earlobes were a little red, so I was so shy.

Breakfast is very simple, each person has a bowl of porridge and half a steamed bun. It is not because of poverty or frugality, but because of the shortage of food. It is not easy for each person to have [-]% full every day.

Lin Chuhuai was a little afraid that Xia Yizheng would not have enough to eat, and just about to hand over his half of the steamed bun, when he saw the hand that the man had already stretched out and the half of the steamed bun that hadn't moved yet.

"I don't like steamed buns, you eat them." This reason is a bit false, the bark can be eaten during the march, let alone white steamed buns.

Of course Lin Chuhuai knew that this was just an excuse for him, but the Kang family seemed a little embarrassed, "At home, there is only this one in the family. I have wronged Mr. Xiaolang."

Xia Yizheng was taken aback for a moment, but he didn't expect to cause such a misunderstanding, he opened his mouth to explain but didn't know what to say.

Lin Chuhuai took the steamed bun in his hand, soaked the steamed bun in the porridge, and handed it back when it was softened, then turned his head and said to Kang, "It's not that the steamed bun is bad, it's just that his stomach feels uncomfortable and he can't eat too much." Rough."

With the steps built by Lin Chuhuai, Xia Yizheng had no choice but to take the bowl back and nod in agreement.

After breakfast, the group said goodbye to the Kang family and his wife. Out of etiquette, Lin Chuhuai did not forget to inform Lizheng.

The perception of these outsiders there was not good but not too bad, so they left without saying anything.

When they arrived downstairs in Qingzhou City, the gatekeeper didn't stop him this time, presumably He Jingzhi had greeted him in advance.

Although the city is not full of starvation as the middle-aged man in the inn said, it is still so desolate that it is impossible to see that it was once a prosperous city.There are no vendors who used to set up stalls on the street, and there is no glitz and hustle and bustle that a city should have. Instead, there are half-broken door panels, wine flags that have collapsed long ago, and beggars lying on the side of the street who don't know if they still have breath.

There are still many residents in the city, but it seems like an empty city. Although it is the most severely affected place, there is no water on the ground.

The government office at this point is also very deserted, and people can't even solve food and clothing, let alone have any civil disputes.The Governor's Mansion where He Jing stayed was not far from the government office.

At that time, Yun Shu stepped forward to explain his purpose, and someone would lead the way for them.There are very few servants in the house, and a few fewer people can save a lot of food rations.

He Jingzhi was sitting in front of the hall discussing disaster relief matters with the governor of Qingzhou. Seeing that Lin Chuhuai had come, he recommended him for him. Of course, he did not forget Xia Yizheng. Although Xia Yizheng might not know him, he had heard a lot about this young general. .

Several people met each other and sat down together.

Lin Chuhuai had many questions in his mind, such as the dry ground in the city and the desolation when he came here, all of which seemed unusual.

It was similar to but also different from the scene described by the middle-aged man in the inn.

Hearing Lin Chuhuai's question, the faces of He Jingzhi and the governor changed. They looked at each other and remained silent for a long while before He Jingzhi spoke.

"The scenery of Qingzhou you have heard is true. But it was Qingzhou half a month ago. There is a lot of rain in the south of the Yangtze River in spring, and one after another torrential rain caused the water level to rise and overflow the river bank, and there is the current flood. But because Year after year, the moat and the water conservancy system in the city are getting better and better. Although the floods cannot be eliminated, the disaster situation is not so out of control. In the beginning, no, even now the city has not been washed away by floods, which is why the city has not There is no stagnant water."

"Since I have never suffered from floods, why is the city so desolate?"

The author has something to say: A certain Tang looked at the goose with a silly smile on his face: You are so happy after you hugged your wife?

Lao Xia looked regretful: Alas, such a happiness can't be experienced by a single dog like you.

Moutang's fist hardened, and he really wanted to punch him in the face.