Nine thousand years old [rebirth]

The candidate for the Changlu Salt Envoy has been decided, and Yin Chengyu will be packing up and leaving soon.

Before leaving, he went to Kunning Palace to bid farewell to Empress Yu.

Empress Yu is now eight months pregnant, and her belly is much bigger than before.In another one or two months, it is estimated that I will give birth.

Yin Chengyu helped Empress Yu to sit down, and poured hot tea for her personally: "I don't know when I will return from this trip, and childbirth is dangerous. When I am not in the palace, Queen Mother must be careful and cherish it." He put a token into Empress Yu In his hand: "I won't take away all the people from the Eastern Palace. If the Empress Mother is in trouble, she can send people to the Eastern Palace to transfer people and pass on news to my grandfather."

In the last life, Empress Yu was born on February 21st.

It is now the fourth day of February, although Yin Chengyu has arranged for people to secretly protect Empress Yu, and has told his grandfather to keep an eye on the palace, but he can't guard the palace himself, so he is still nervous, fearing that if he does it all over again, he will not be able to avoid the consequences of his previous life. tragedy.

His expression was too solemn, and in the end Empress Yu turned to comfort him: "What could happen to me in the palace? It's you, going to Tianjin Wei is dangerous and unpredictable, so don't be aggressive and take risks." She knew this son's temperament more clearly. However, no matter what you do, try to do your best, and don't allow yourself to have the slightest flaw: "Nothing is more important than your safety."

"My son knows."

Yin Chengyu talked with Empress Yu for a while, no matter what she said, he just responded.After sitting for three quarters, seeing Empress Yu's tired face, she stopped talking and asked the nanny to serve her to rest.

Coming out of Kunning Palace, I saw Xue Shu waiting outside the palace.

He is now the supervisor of the Royal Horse Supervisor and the prisoner of Qianhu in Xichang, and he sits in the Four Guards Camp, with real power in his hands. He no longer wears the brown clothes and white boots worn by ordinary soldiers. Under the black cloak, he is bestowed by Emperor Longfeng The four-beast unicorn pattern makeup flower Luo Yisca gown.Wearing a gold-painted black gauze hat on his head, his thin and powerful waist is tied up with a rhino horn belt, and he has a tall and straight figure with an outstanding temperament.

At first glance, Yin Chengyu seemed to see the arrogant nine-thousand-year-old in his previous life again.

He paused for a moment before walking forward: "Officer Xue is waiting here, but is there something wrong with Xungu?"

Now the emperor obviously intends to cultivate Xue Shu into his confidant, Yin Chengyu is also happy to see the success, and naturally keeps a distance from Xue Shu on the surface, and his tone is more than polite, not close enough.

Xue Shu bowed his hands and saluted: "The five hundred warriors from the Four Guards Battalion have been assembled, and the boats at Tongzhou Wharf have also been prepared. I come to confirm with His Highness the departure time tomorrow."

"Early rather than late, let's set off at Yinshi."

Yin Chengyu walked side by side with him, glanced at him again from the corner of his eye, and said, "A man depends on his clothes and a horse depends on his saddle. Supervisor Xue is indeed different today."

Xue Shu didn't feel that he was any different, but after he stared at Yin Chengyu, he was stunned, and suddenly he was blessed, and asked in a low voice: "Your Highness likes me to wear this?"

Yin Chengyu withdrew his gaze, and said in a low voice, "Officer Xue must not take the polite words seriously."

After speaking, he quickened his pace and left him behind.

This situation fell into the eyes of others, and then spread to the ears of Emperor Longfeng, which immediately made him feel more at ease.

It seems that he did not choose the wrong person, the prince and Xue Shu may have had a quarrel for a long time.

The Yamen of the Changlu Salt Envoy is located in Tianjin Wei.

Tianjin Wei is located at the lower tip of the Jiuhe River, and is known as the "Gateway of Wangjing".There is also the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal flowing through it, which is convenient for water transportation.Board the ship from Tongzhou Wharf in Shuntianfu, and you can reach Tianjinwei by water in at most two days.

At Yinshi the next day, before the east was revealed, Yin Chengyu got into the carriage, and under the escort of Xue Shu and five hundred forbidden troops, he rushed to Tongzhou Wharf to board the ship.

Due to the rush of the schedule, the boat on this trip was a tank boat called.The tank boat is a boat for transporting goods. Although the interior of the building for people has been carefully cleaned up and arranged, it is still not as comfortable as the imperial yellow boat.

Not long after the water boat set sail, Yin Chengyu felt a little seasick.

He was leaning on the imperial concubine couch by the porthole, his limbs were weak and he couldn't lift his strength. He didn't even have breakfast, so he leaned against the window to enjoy the wind.As the tank boat swayed with the water waves, his internal organs seemed to sway along with it, and his face turned pale.

Seeing this, Zheng Duobao was so anxious that he went to the kitchen to watch people make some light and appetizing meals.

Xue Shu stood by his side, and looked worried when he saw him like this.After a little hesitation, he said, "If your Highness is suffering badly, can I press the acupuncture points for you? It can relieve a little dizziness."

Yin Chengyu raised his eyes and glanced at him, probably suffering from severe pain. He looked very fragile, so he nodded without hesitating for too long: "You have a try."

Xue Shu got his consent, took off his boots and got on the couch, knelt down behind him, let him rest his head on his lap, and skillfully massaged his temples to relieve the discomfort.

"Your Highness can't hold on without eating or drinking like this. The boat has to walk on the water for a day and a night, and it won't arrive until tomorrow evening. Ginger is beneficial to the stomach and relieves vomiting. Later, I will ask someone to cook a bowl of ginger soup. Your Highness will drink half of it before eating." Bowl, feel better."

Yin Chengyu half-closed his eyes, and said sullenly, "I don't want to drink."

Probably Xue Shu's technique was not bad. He regained some energy and talked to Xue Shu intermittently: "In the 14th year of Longfeng, Shandong was hit by a flood, and I was ordered to go to relieve the disaster. It was also a waterway. That's Gudi. A trip on a boat was much more troublesome than it is now. At that time there was a cook on the boat, and after hearing about it, she gave Gu a small altar of homemade..." Halfway through the conversation, he couldn't remember the thing What is the name, so I had to skip it and continue: "That thing seems to be made of ginger. It is refreshing and appetizing. During the few days I was alone on the boat, I relied on it to eat."

"It's Zijiang Jiang." Xue Shu answered.

"Yes, it's Zijiang Jiang!" Yin Chengyu was a little puzzled after speaking, and looked up at him: "How do you know?"

Xue Shu lowered his eyes, and there was no ups and downs in his tone: "When Longfeng was 14 years old, I was in Jining Prefecture. Every family in Jining Prefecture would make this purple ginger sauce, and the cook should be from Jining Prefecture."

Only then did Yin Chengyu suddenly realize, no wonder he wanted to reward the cook at that time, but the other party refused to accept it, saying that it was not worth any money.

"Are you from Jining Prefecture too?" Yin Chengyu had already asked, only to realize that he seemed to know nothing about Xue Shu's past.

Where is his ancestral home and who is in his family, he doesn't know.

From the time he met Xue Shu, he was already a nine-thousand-year-old who was respected by everyone. As for his past history, he was buried under this layer of identity, and no one dared to ask.

"No, my ancestral home is in Shaanxi, near Jiayuguan, and I moved to Jining later."

It was the first time Yin Chengyu knew about this, and he became more and more curious when he became interested: "Then why did you move to Jining? Do you have other relatives in your family? How did you come up with the idea of ​​purifying yourself and entering the palace?"

A series of questions caused Xue Shu to be silent, and then he thought about it and said: "The area around Jiayuguan has been harassed by Oirat looting all year round. My mother and elder sister and I couldn't bear it, so we decided to go to Shandong to find relatives... Later, we lived in Jining for a long time and did some small work. Business."

"Later, when the Jining flood hit, my mother died of illness, and my elder sister got married. I was alone and had nowhere to go, so I went to Wangjing." When talking about the past and the passing of relatives, he said it in a few words, and his tone was very understated. .

Yin Chengyu, who was originally full of interest, fell silent, stared at him for a moment, and said: "The past is the past, and there is nothing to talk about. You can talk to Gu about some other interesting things."

Xue Shu followed the example of kindness, stopped talking about those old things that exude a stale atmosphere, and told him interesting things encountered in the market.

His voice was low and sweet, Yin Chengyu listened, and fell asleep in a drowsy state.He rested his face sideways on Xue Shu's lap, his long hair spread out, his well-shaped phoenix eyes were closed, and even the dignified and alienated surroundings were put away, showing a somewhat unusual softness and fragility.

Xue Shu carefully moved his head to the soft pillow before getting off the couch.

He didn't leave immediately, but stood beside the imperial concubine's bed for a while, and then said softly: "Actually, I was also in Yutai at that time."

Neither of them told the truth to the other.

In the 14th year of Longfeng, Shandong did suffer from floods.However, it is not uncommon for Shandong to suffer from floods every year.What really alarmed the prince was the outbreak of disease in Yutai County under the jurisdiction of Jining Prefecture that year.

At that time, he and his mother and elder sister had just settled in Yutai for half a year.

After the outbreak of the epidemic, Yutai County was like a purgatory on earth.

The magistrate of Yutai County had a vegetarian meal, and after the outbreak of the epidemic, regardless of the life and death of the people, he ordered officers and soldiers to seal off the entire Yutai County after a hasty report.The living, the dead, and the sick are all in one place. Those who were not sick before became sick after a long time.

Worse still, there was no food.

After the floods, houses were destroyed and rice supplies ran out.The people who were surrounded were beaten to death in order to fight for the only food; those who were very hungry often had to change their children to eat.

In such a hopeless situation, my mother also contracted the disease.

People infected with the disease were even more excluded. They could only shelter in half-collapsed temples. They could not find food, let alone medicinal materials. Death comes.

Later, in exchange for the medicinal materials for curing the disease, the eldest sister committed herself to Xu Yuanwai, who had been coveting her for a long time.

But even so, the mother still couldn't make it through.

The mother's bones were not cold, and the eldest sister was also missing.After inquiring around, he learned that Xu Yuanwai had bribed the guards with money and fled Yutai County.The eldest sister was also taken away.

Afterwards, it was heard that the epidemic in the city was too serious, and the higher-ups issued an order to burn the city.

At that time, he was in a daze, as if he was stuck in a bottomless quagmire, and he couldn't get up no matter what, so he thought maybe it would be good to die.

In this messy and chaotic world, there is nothing worth nostalgic for.

Until he raised his head inadvertently, and saw the gate of the city was wide open, and Yin Chengyu, who was dressed in plain clothes and black hair, came lightly.

Like a god descending into the world.

In the past, he disdained others to pray to gods and worship Buddha. There are so many suffering people, how could the gods take care of them all?It is better to ask for others than to ask for yourself.

But later he realized that God can indeed save the world from suffering.

He said that the magistrate of Yutai County had neglected his duties and had already been punished.

He said that Gu is with the people, Yutai will never burn the city, and everyone can survive.

So he really survived, struggled out of the mud, walked to Wangjing step by step, and walked in front of him.

From then on, he was the god he served devoutly.

The author has something to say:

Gougou: I am willing to offer everything to God, including my body.

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