Fate is easy to tie, not easy to solve

The master and the servant make it across the table. This kind of walnut cake is paired with such a snow tip, and such a night in Zhuzhou has a special flavor.

A team of fire dragons broke the tranquility.More than a dozen people holding lanterns made the night in front of the Fugui Building look like day.They spoke loudly, and Chu Hong and the others on the second floor could hear them clearly.

"Ah Er, the jade unicorn of Liu Zhifu is lost, quickly ask the shop assistants to look for it together."

"What?! Lost it again! Ah Si, tell me how many times this is, why doesn't he take care of this lifeblood! How can anyone find this black light!" It was the voice of the waiter.

"I don't care. You actually let him into the building today. The head of the house already knows about it. You haven't looked for it yet. Maybe it's somewhere in the building. If you can't find it, look carefully at your skin tomorrow."

Xiao Er: "I am wronged. You said that I will not let him in when he comes. I will be so hungry and thirsty by then, the head of the house will still peel off my skin!" Then came the voice of walking in.

Xiao Er: "Everyone stop for me, those who wipe the tables and benches, those who wash the pots in the kitchen, and those who take shit in the toilet, all stop, hold the lamps, and look for Yu Qilin."

With the sound of searching for things, the entire Zhuzhou City has "the footprints of the fire dragon team looking for jade".Looking at the Zhuzhou City illuminated by the flames, Wu Mu couldn't help exclaiming: "This prefect Liu is a very powerful person! Find a staff that is as big as Yudu."

Soon everything quieted down, presumably the jade was also found.

Chu Hong and Wu Mu were in the room when Xiao Er knocked on the door: "Guest officer, here comes the hot water."

Chu Hong signaled, Wu Mu opened the door.Xiao Er entered the door, and behind him were two strong men carrying a large bucket of hot water in. They lowered their heads slightly and did not look around, as expected, they knew how to advance and retreat.

Chu Hong said, "Second brother, what important item was lost for such a big commotion just now?"

Xiao Er shyly said: "I'm really sorry to disturb the rest of the guests. It was Liu Zhifu who lost something just now, and we are looking for it."

Wu Mu looked at him and said, "It turns out that he is a member of the government, so of course we should pay attention to it."

Xiao Er was a little unhappy when he heard this, and said, "This guest official's words are wrong. Although merchants don't fight with officials, we are not afraid of this small county magistrate, Fuguilou. It's just because this prefect Liu is not someone else. He is our boss."

Chu Hong: "So that's the case, but you found it?"

Xiaoer said: "I found it. I won't chat with you two anymore, and I have to deliver water to other guests."

Itsuki then went back to his room to rest.Chu Hong was soaking in the bathtub, the hot water was filled with a faint medicinal fragrance, and the strength lost in the days of rushing back and forth slowly returned, and her limbs and bones were more relaxed than ever before.In a daze, Chu Hong fell asleep.

In the dream, a familiar fragrance attracted him, fluttering and flickering.Fragrance is an invisible and intangible thing, and you can only tell it if you feel it again.The mahogany carved door was pushed open, and a little boy came down from the couch with a heck of a smile, with a red birthmark on his forehead.The little man's voice was crisp and vivid: "Concubine Mu, is it the walnut cake? Hong'er likes to eat the walnut cake you made the most." A pair of big hands gently and gently stroked his head.

Suddenly the scene changed, in a temple, there were four people.Yihe woman, next to her is a little boy of two or three years old, opposite to them is an old monk, next to him is a young monk of about twelve or thirteen years old.

The old monk handed the woman a piece of yellow silk, and the woman turned pale when she saw it. She looked at the old monk and said, "Elder Wuchen, what should I do?" The old monk shook his head and sighed, "Believe in God's will." It's a definite number, what happens in the future depends on his fortune."

The little man looked up at the woman, his delicate eyebrows frowned, he didn't know what they were talking about, he only knew that it was the monk who made his mother and concubine unhappy, he hated the monk!

Chu Hong fell into a deep sleep with a faint smile on her face.The birthmark on her forehead flickered and became darker.

In another room, five people sat around a table, and the man with the scar said, "Master, just now that man made people feel awkward, as if he was very small in front of him."

The man in white looked at the other four and said, "He should be the one in the carriage two days ago." Do you feel small? The fierceness of a born king is really not easy!

It was not until early in the morning that Fangzheng arrived at Zhuzhou City. He traveled day and night in three days to complete the five-day journey.Knowing that he was working hard, Chu Hong didn't say anything but let him go to rest first.

But time is really running out. When Fangzheng woke up in the afternoon, the three of them went downstairs.There were already many guests on the first floor at this time, it really was the Fugui Building, and all the people present were dressed in brocade clothes.

The three of them sat down to eat, and Fangzheng finally spoke: "Master, everything is done, that one, the two of you are in prison for corruption and bribery."

Chu Hong nodded, "Who is he related to?"

Fangzheng said in a low voice: "Master Xiang, Zhang Huaizhong's elder sister is married to the fourth cousin of the third cousin of the niece of the second uncle's niece."

Wu Mu snorted and almost swallowed the tea in his mouth. "That's true. It's three thousand miles away. My lord, don't you think it's funny to talk about such a witty thing with Fangzheng's serious face?"

Fangzheng glared at him and said, "Well, you Wumu, if you speak ill of me again while I'm away, I'll know that you're full of bad things."

Wu Mu said with a look of grievance: "How can I have it? If you don't believe me, you can ask the young master."

It was much easier to be so disturbed by them, and Chu Hong couldn't help laughing with them, "How is the family?"

Fangzheng scratched his head and said with a smile, "Well, my father told me to take him back to have a look."

Did you finally admit it, everything is like this, because of the unaccustomed anger at the beginning, after a long time, even the iron pillars have worn down.

At this time, a woman came in from the Fugui Building. She was tall and slender, and her waist was twisted and twisted when she walked, and her movements were exaggerated.With heavy makeup on his face, he could smell the smell of rouge from a long distance, and he successfully attracted everyone's attention.

As soon as he entered, Ah Er went up to greet him, and said with a grinning smile, "Why did the head of the house come so late today? You must have been exhausted yesterday. Prefect Liu is physically strong!"

I saw the woman staring at her eyes, and a sharp voice came out of his bright red lips: "Go, go! Stay away from my old lady, don't think it's enough to just play with me, and I will deal with you later." Raising the pink silk handkerchief in his hand, he said loudly to everyone: "Guests, eat and drink delicious food. If you don't have enough, you can order more. The most important thing is to pay for it~" He yawned and twisted his waist and walked towards In the inner hall, Ah Er was left with his mouth pursed to greet the guests.

Chu Hong and Wu Mu looked at each other tacitly, and it turned out that this was the boss of the Fugui Building.Fangzheng rubbed his ears and said, "This woman's voice is shriller than the father-in-law's voice in the palace."

Wu Mu glanced at him and said, "Whoever said that Eunuch Wu's voice is very shrill, but little Eunuch Wu's voice is not."

Chu Hong looked at Wu Mu, but Wu Yun's voice didn't change much, it was just softer than a normal man.Wu Mu was in charge of protecting him personally, so he naturally knew Wu Yun.

"He's a man."

"?" Fangzheng and Wumu looked at Chu Hong in confusion, and he continued, "He is tall and thin, but has thick bones, his voice is sharp but hoarse, and his waist is twisted too artificially."

The two groaned, so it was said that Liu Zhifu and the owner of the Fugui Building were splitting their sleeves. They secretly glanced at Chu Hong and Fangzheng who were beside them.

After eating, the three rode on fast horses and left.Along the way, there are more and more smiles on Zheng Zheng's face, which cannot be concealed.After three days of fast riding, we finally arrived at Wuling Pass.

Wuling Pass, an important frontier fortress in the south of Chu State, is in the shape of a gourd.Surrounded by cliffs, there is only one pass that can be passed through.But it is also a place of bitter heat, requiring more endurance than ordinary people.Wuling Pass used to be the residence of the barbarians a hundred miles away. In recent years, the barbarians were eager to move and had to guard against it.

There are [-] generals stationed at Wuling Pass, and the military division and chief soldier are old acquaintances of Chu Hong.Although Wuling City is a city, it is full of troops.After entering the city, two people came out, one was a young man in a long gown and a Confucian hat, and the other was a middle-aged man with five big and three rough.

"Meet the Prince" "Meet the Prince"

"If you're not in the palace, you don't need these customary etiquette."

The middle-aged man got up and laughed loudly: "I just said that the general doesn't care about this. I, Mao San, am used to being called a general. The general and Lao Mao don't mind, right?"

Chu Hong smiled and said, "Brother Mao is still so forthright, he is really a man!"

The young man on the side smiled and didn't speak.But Fangzheng was terribly anxious, he wanted to talk to him but didn't dare, sweating profusely.The young man didn't seem to see him.

"You two go down and rest first." Wu Mu dragged the reluctant Fang Zheng away.

Mao San's nose moved, his eyes widened and he said, "This, this, this is peach blossom wine, peach blossom wine from Changzhou?!"

Chu Hong nodded: "Exactly."

Mao San was about to bleed out, and his tongue was rambling: "General, this, that, me, wine."

Chu Hong laughed loudly: "Brother Mao, you really haven't changed at all, no problem, I'll keep you here."

Mao San was as happy as a child, and nodded repeatedly, "Okay, I'll go and tell them to prepare for the welcome banquet tonight."

Mao San met when he first went out to war, when Mao San was still a small squad leader.While many people are working hard to kill the enemy under his heavy reward, he really doesn't kill the enemy for money. It can be counted that they are also brothers who were born and died together.

Chu Hong looked at the young man: "How have you been these few years?"

The young man smiled slightly, "Thank you, Your Highness, for your concern, I'm very good as an official." With his frail and bookish air, it's hard to imagine that he is the military advisor of an army of [-] troops.

Chu Hong was also used to Xu Shimin's distant attitude, and the two had been together since he was five years old.Xu Shimin was three years older than him, and he was his companion at that time, who was both a scholar and a friend. When he was first recruited at the age of 15, he also accompanied him as a military adviser. How many times he gave advice in times of crisis and faced life and death together. He is a good teacher and a good friend.When he returned to the court in victory, he volunteered to be stationed at the border with the army, staying in the hot and bitter place to protect his family and country.On the day he left the imperial city, when the two said goodbye, he looked in the direction of the south and said: May the eyes of the master be in the south.

For a time, Chu Hong felt deeply in his heart that there was still someone worthy of his trust in this power center because of his words.Many years later, when he recalled this sentence at that time, he found it very ironic and ridiculous.

Chu Hong and Xu Shimin sat opposite each other in the courtyard, and November was as warm as March and April in Wuling.There was a pomegranate tree in the courtyard with bright flowers, and Chu Hong remembered that he gave him pomegranate seeds on the day of parting.Pomegranate, pomegranate, Shiliu, he really wanted him to stay by his side, but he insisted on leaving.

Xu Shimin looked at him looking at the pomegranate tree, and said, "This is what His Highness gave to the lower officials."

"The same seed, planted in a different place, blooms the same flower"

"Only the time is different."

Xu Shimin followed his words, and the two looked at each other and smiled.

"No matter where it is planted, even if the flowering time is different, if it is a pomegranate, it will always be a pomegranate, and it can only be a pomegranate." Xu Shimin looked at the pomegranate tree with complex colors in his eyes, but unfortunately Chu Hong did not see it.Chu Hong only thought that Xu Shimin just expressed his feelings for the pomegranate tree, and didn't care.

Looking back from the pomegranate tree, the eyes are still calm, nothing has changed. "According to His Highness, the father-in-law in the palace is from the Zhao Kingdom."

Chu Hong nodded: "In the palace, he showed some tricks, and Zhao Guo reported that Wu Changsheng had a son who was accompanied by the prince of Zhao Guo from the age of six. Until four years ago, it was rumored that he was hunting with the prince and was unfortunately injured by a tiger. , died without treatment. He is Wu Changsheng's only son, Wu Yun."

Wu Yun, Wu Yun.

"Your Highness suspects that he is a spy of Zhao Guo?" Xu Shimin looked at him.

"Since he is a member of the Zhao country, he has to guard against it." If he came to avenge a personal grudge, he can be spared, but if it is anything else.Chu Hong's eyes were fierce, and Xu Shimin saw it.

"Now we know his identity, Your Highness must be very careful about meals in the future."

Chu Hong smiled comfortably, and there was five points of warmth in her eyes, "You don't have to worry about me, my tongue can tell whether it is poisonous or not."

Xu Shimin was puzzled, Chu Hong smiled and said: "No wonder you don't know, there is a medicine in the Western Regions that can make people's tongues have the ability to detect poison by drinking day and night. I happened to get a bottle the year before last, but this medicine is very taboo to smell fish."

"There is such a magic medicine in the world." Xu Shimin always had a smile on his face, and his tongue was stronger than a silver needle.

"There are many wonders in the world. I brought a jar of peach blossom wine from Changzhou. Let's have a good drink tonight."

The night at Wuling Pass is full of stars.

The three of them drank around the table, the peach blossom wine was sweet but strong, Mao San drank three bowls, his eyes were a little wandering, he gave a thumbs up and praised that the wine was so refreshing that it would kill him.Chu Hong patted him and said, "Brother Mao, you are familiar with Wuling City. Can you accompany me for a tour?"

Mao San laughed and said: "The general is right, there is really no land in Wuling City that I don't know about."

Chu Hong turned to Xu Shimin and said, "I asked Fang Zheng to come over, and you haven't seen each other for a long time."