Chu Lang

"Boom-thump-"

The deep bell sounded from the highest place of the temple outside the city, and Chang'an City ushered in a new day.

Chu Yue woke up very early today. He casually put on a silk woven gown, walked to the window, then pushed open the window, put his hands on the window sill, climbed up the eaves along the window, stepped on bricks and tiles, and walked to the window. On the roof, finally sat down on the ridge.Sunlight shot out from the far east and landed on Chu Yue's fair face. Under the light yellow light in the morning, the tear mole under the corner of his eye looked extraordinarily coquettish.

It was still early, and there was no one on Suzaku Street except the patrolling yamen servants.The whole of Chang'an has not yet woken up.

The morning wind was blowing Chu Yue's coat, he looked at the red sun in the far east, and heaved a long sigh, this is the 15th day since he left the country.

He was originally the fifth prince of Zhao Kingdom, but he was framed by the third prince because he helped the second prince of the same mother to seize the heir apparent.

At present, the world is divided into two, the north of the Yangtze River is Liguo, and the south is Zhaoguo.The two countries have maintained peace for more than 100 years, although this peace is only superficial.

Chu Yue was sent to leave the country, nominally as a marriage, but in fact he was exiled.

His leaving Zhaoguo is equivalent to cutting off the right arm of the second prince, and the third prince is very proud.Although the elder brother was sad, he did not intercede for Chu Yue. The royal family's favor was indifferent and interests were the first priority, and even brothers with the same father and mother would inevitably fall into this fate.Chu Yue was a little disappointed with her brother, but she couldn't blame him. After all... If Chu Yue was in this position, she might have made the same decision as her brother.

"Zi Yu, it's so cold in the morning, what are you doing running on the roof?" Downstairs in the post house, there was a man in red clothes standing, who seemed to have just returned from morning exercise, and some sweat on his face hadn't been wiped off.

Only then did Chu Yue stand up slowly, put on the outer shirt obediently, and then jumped directly down the stairs.

"Senior Brother, morning." Chu Yue greeted the man in red, "I woke up early today, I have nothing to do, go up and have a look at the scenery."

Because he was weak since he was a child, his father was afraid that he would not be able to support Chu Yue, so he sent him to an old friend who lived in seclusion in the mountains.The man in red was called Tang Zhong, he was the adopted son of the hermit, he had acquired good medical skills, and he had always been called a brother to Chu Yue since he was a child.

Tang Zhong looked at Chu Yue, frowned slightly, and said, "Ziyu, are you in a bad mood? If you don't want to stay here, we can just leave."

Chu Yue shook her head slowly, and said, "I can't leave. If I leave, Liguo will definitely use this as an excuse to trouble Dazhao. For Dazhao's sake, we can't leave either."

Tang Zhong questioned: "For the sake of Dazhao? Your third brother framed you in despicable means, your father used you as a tool for marriage, and your second brother was even more powerful. He watched the whole process coldly and watched you be driven out of Zhao Kingdom."

"But fourth brother is still very kind to me." Chu Yue smiled.

Tang Zhong rolled his eyes and said: "The entire royal family, only your fourth brother treats you better, and you are willing to sacrifice your whole life for Zhaoguo? You can't be such a holy mother." After all, Tang Zhong Pushing open the door of the post house, he went straight back to the wing room on the second floor.

Chu Yue stood alone at the door, wanting to justify something, but he knew that Tang Zhong's words were indeed reasonable.

but……

If I pat my ass and run away, Liguo will definitely take the opportunity to start a war. What will the people do then?

The country is in turmoil, and the most innocent people are the people.Moreover, Zhao State is located in the southern part of the Central Plains. There is Li State in the north and Wuxi Man tribe in the south. If there is a war with Li State, the Wuxi Man will definitely take the opportunity to invade the border. When the time comes to attack from both sides, the people of Zhao State will hardly have a stable life. .

Even if you are not for the royal family, you have to think about it for the common people.

Chu Yue shook her head helplessly, there were some things Tang Zhong would never consider.However, it is reasonable for Tang Zhong not to think about things in his position, but he is still a prince no matter how favored he is, so he has to think more about the people.

Chu Yue walked back to the room. The servant serving him had just woken up and was still a little dazed. When he saw Chu Yue coming in from outside, he was a little confused: "Your Highness, when did you go outside?"

"When you don't know."

Saying this sentence is equivalent to not saying it.

The servant who served Chu Yue was called Qingsong, who was given to him by Chu Yue's fourth brother after he returned to the palace. He was young and a little confused on weekdays, but overall he was quite clever.

After breakfast, in order to prevent the sudden summons from the emperor and the crown prince, Chu Yue didn't wander around and just stayed in the room reading some military books to pass the time.

Around noon, someone knocked on the door of Chu Yue's room, and a tall man entered.

This man was wearing a black military uniform, his hair was tied up, and a long sword was pinned to his waist. He was Chu Yue's personal bodyguard, Mo Zhu.

"Mo Zhu, what do the people in Honglu Temple say? Can you see the prince today?" Chu Yue glanced at him and asked.

The man named Mo Zhu said: "The people in Honglu Temple said that the prince has contracted typhoid fever and will not recover for a while, so it is inconvenient to see us."

Chu Yue closed the military book in his hand, sneered, and said, "Sick of typhoid fever? I went to ask a few days ago, and the Honglu Temple said that the prince is busy with state affairs and can't spare time. Why would he get sick if he goes today? Not anymore." Why is he sick at this time? I'm afraid he's not sick at all, and it's an excuse I deliberately made for not wanting to see him."

Mo Zhu asked: "Master, what should we do?"

"He doesn't want to marry me, do I want to marry him? Let him go, we can be happy." Chu Yue went straight to the door, "I heard that there are many interesting places in Chang'an, let's not be bored in this room, let's go , I will take you and senior brother to have fun."

Liguo focuses on business, so the street market is a bit more lively than Zhaoguo. Even Zhuque Avenue, the main road, is full of property markets, and various vendors abound.The four of Chu Yue and his party were bored in the posthouse for a few days, and the first time they went to the street, they felt that Chang'an Market was more interesting.

Qingsong is still young, seeing those jugglers in the bustling street market, he can't wait to put his eyes directly on the entertainers.It stands to reason that there should be fewer people on the street corner, but when the four of them strolled to the corner, they found that the group of people around the corner was no less than the busiest part of the street.Qingsong pushed aside the crowd, and Chu Yue squeezed behind him, only to see a tall man performing under the tree.

Although this man was wearing a Han Chinese robe, he really looked like a foreigner, with a high nose and deep eyes, half of his face was covered with beards.Chu Yue took a closer look and found that the man's eyes were dark blue, which gave off an indescribably strange feeling.

"Look, gentlemen, I want this tree to bloom today." The man pointed to the tree behind him and said to everyone.

The people onlookers laughed: "The river ice has just melted. What kind of flowers are there? Besides, the tree behind you is a willow. Besides the choking willows, what kind of flowers can it bloom?"

The man smiled mysteriously: "Then just watch it carefully." Then he took out a seed from his bosom, dug a small soil pit under the willow tree, and threw the seed into it.

Then, the man took out a small silver jug ​​from nowhere, and poured the liquid inside directly into the pit.I saw that the seeds sprouted quickly, and the vines grew up along the branches of the willow tree. The dense vines almost wrapped around every branch of the willow.In the next moment, the vines were covered with small yellow flowers, and the pollen glowed like fireflies floating in the air. From a distance, the tree was really full of flowers.

"Okay!" The onlookers cheered and threw copper coins to the man.

Qingsong saw that his eyes were shining, and asked Chu Yue curiously: "Master, how did he do it?"

Chu Yue smiled, and pointed at Mo Zhu: "Let Mo Zhu tell you."

"It's nothing more than an illusion, look at the tree again, is there still that flower?" Mo Zhu said in a deep voice.

Qingsong looked up and saw that there was nothing on the tree.

After the man collected the money, he happened to hear the conversation of the four people, so he smiled at them, threw the jug containing the unknown liquid into Chu Yue's arms, and said, "I'll see you off." Then he left without looking back. the bazaar.

Chu Yue held the silver jug ​​and looked at it for a long time, but didn't understand what the man meant by throwing him the jug, so she handed the jug to Tang Zhong: "It's pure silver, take it and play with it." Bar."

Tang Zhong raised his eyebrows, then put the jug in his arms casually.

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East Palace.

The prince Xie Changge, who contracted typhoid fever, was sitting on a chair in good condition at the moment, eating a bunch of grapes.Perhaps the grapes were a little sour, Xie Changge frowned, and spat out the grapes he had chewed.

"Your Highness, Nan Zhao's envoy came to ask again today. Your Highness really doesn't plan to meet the prince of Zhao Kingdom?" Shi Xuan asked while catching the grapes spit out of Xie Changge's mouth with a handkerchief.

"I don't see, what's good to see, I don't plan to marry him." Xie Changge said, "If I marry a wife, I must marry someone I really love, not a down-and-out prince who was expelled from the court by the enemy country."

"I heard that the prince is a once-in-a-century beauty. Moreover, it is said that men from the Zhao Kingdom's royal family can have children. If His Highness marries him, it will not be a disadvantage." Shi Xuan continued.

Xie Changge stretched out his index finger, shook it at Shixuan, and said, "First, marrying a wife alone is about being in love with each other. If you just look at the face, it is too superficial. Second, Shixuan, will you have children?"

Shi Xuan shook his head blankly.

"You don't know how, so how can you assert that the prince of Zhaoguo, who is also a man, will? Gu is skeptical about things he has never seen. Third, take a ten thousand step back, so what if he can have children? Gu does not love What does he want his child for? If the orphan wants a child, there are so many women in the world, which one would not willingly come to give it to him." Xie Changge said and stuffed another grape into his mouth.

Shi Xuan thought for a while, and what Xie Changge said seemed to make sense, and then he said, "Then what does His Highness plan to do with him?"

Xie Changge chuckled lightly and said, "It's good to keep him as a hostage. It's not that I can't afford to support an idler."

The author has something to say:

A dog's blood gives birth to a son.

Probably not very long.

Xie Changge: Even if I, Xie Changge, were to die, I wouldn't like Prince Nanzhao if I jumped from here.

Hehehe, Chu Yue is so pretty.