Hongdi

It was mid-May, but Mobei County still hadn't left the shackles of winter.Meirui spits out fragrance, Zhaoxue is red, and Meicheng is dressed in silver, blowing snow in the wind.

The crystal clear petals are as light as goose feathers, as fine as jade, and as white as clouds. Accompanied by the hunting cold wind, they seem to be drunk and dance, gathering and dispersing, and the world is full of solemnity...

Yu Xun was riding on a horse, quietly looking at the officials of Meizhou who came out of the city to welcome them, as if they were gods overlooking the common people, without sadness or joy, without desires or desires, making people unable to guess or see through...

Jiang Tianyi was beside him, riding a yellow puma, looking at Xie Ximing kneeling in the snow, he was so distressed that he was about to cry...You know, the man's injury finally healed, and he was able to get out of bed and walk around. Now, kneeling in this icy and snowy place, it's hard not to get rid of the root cause of the disease, but what about the person who made him kneel?He rode the tall horse coldly, as if he didn't see the man's lips that were already purple from the cold...

He pursed his lips, but finally couldn't help it, and called out in a low voice, "Your Highness, the snow is too heavy, shall we go into the city?"

After waiting for a long time, there was no change on Yu Xun's cold face, as if he didn't hear it at all...

Xia Dehai sucked his nose that was red from the cold, and snorted unhappily, "I said, Your Highness, we have been standing here for more than half an hour, should we go in to warm up? Are you not cold, these soldiers But without a sable fur, I can’t afford to be cold!”

Wang Dali stared at him, and muttered: "Your Highness's thoughts, we can't guess, don't make trouble if you don't understand, and be careful that Your Highness gets angry."

Xia Dehai swallowed a mouthful of anger, his face flushed red, he curled his lips, but didn't answer.Although he was full of complaints about the emperor's new general, he had to obey.After all, Wang Dali played an important role in the battle of cutting the moon, so he deserved this position.But this man's loyalty to Yu Xun everywhere made him very unhappy.It's just that he doesn't know that this displeasure is actually out of jealousy...

A thousand-mile horse often exists, but Bole does not.Although Han Qi is brave and good at fighting, amazingly talented, and has a strong influence in the court, he lacks Yu Xun's awe-inspiring righteousness and human touch that makes people linger.Xia Dehai has always supported Han Qi. After a battle against the moon, the master he agreed with in his heart has changed his figure, but he hasn't noticed it yet...

Yu Xun blinked his eyes slightly, his disappointment palpable.He raised his hand to let the officials stand up, and then, led the horses and soldiers, entered Meicheng.

Jiang Tian frowned inexplicably as soon as he looked at his slowly leaving back.

Chen Chengguang, governor of Mobei County, hurriedly pulled Xie Ximing up, and chased Yu Xun's horse into the city.Xie Ximing's wounds from being dragged by him ached, and his frozen legs couldn't keep up with his pace.

Chen Chengguang let out a breath of white air, and sighed softly, "Master Xie, you have worked with the prince for many years, and the prince looks like this, can you not see what's going on? Hey, I'll go back and see the situation first, hurry up too .”

Xie Ximing nodded, and smiled embarrassedly, "Thank you, Mr. Chen."

Chen Chengguang let out an 'ah', and led a group of magistrates into the city in a panic.

Xie Ximing clutched his wound, slowly moved his stiff legs, and approached the city gate which was close at hand step by step, but suddenly realized that the city gate was out of reach.The icy cold wind had already blown through the cotton coat on his body, and the world gradually became quiet, as if he was the only one left in the world, and the city gate that he couldn't get close to...

The Pegasus galloped wildly, splashing a piece of white snow.He was still deep in loneliness and unable to save himself, suddenly his eyes blurred, and he fell into a warm place. In an instant, the unreachable city gate receded behind him like flying, the bustling scene in the city jumped into his eyes, and the world suddenly opened up. Snow blows with the wind, although the world is cold, it is not empty...

"Ming, is it still cold?" Jiang Tianyi wrapped him tightly in his big cloak, and asked with concern.

Xie Ximing's heart warmed up, and he leaned against that firm and warm chest, and smiled lightly, "It's not cold anymore." He sniffed hard, smelling the reassuring scent on the other person, his desireless heart Heart, suddenly filled to the brim.I don't know when it started, this half-year-old child who is five years younger than me has become my reliance, and also gave me a love that I can never let go of.

Jiang Tianyi frowned tightly, and while galloping to chase Yu Xun's team, he said to the humanity in his arms, "Ming, His Highness is probably not angry because of Qinglongguo."

Xie Ximing was taken aback, "Your Highness is so angry, if it's not about Qinglongguo, then..." He suddenly looked up at the snowy sky, and guessed: "Could it be related to the heavy snow here?"

"Ming is really smart, and it seems to be because of this. When I went to pick him up, his face was very stinky. I asked Wang Dali, and he said that there were too many beggars along the way."

Xie Ximing shrank into Jiang Tianyi's arms again, looking at the whirling snowflakes all over the world, he sighed helplessly.

Last summer, Mobei County was the first to be hit by the Bashui flood. He tried his best to suppress the riots of the refugees here, built dikes and dams, and resettled the victims. The matter was considered complete.The winter snow is merciless, and it is indeed very difficult for the people who originally had no harvest of summer grain to survive this cold winter with frequent heavy snow.However, when I left at the beginning, I had clearly explained to Chen Chengguang that he would do a good job in all kinds of affairs for the victims of the disaster, and left 10 taels of silver for the people to spend the winter.How did things develop like this?

Yu Xun usually would not severely punish his subordinates. If he was not really angry, he would never let the thirty or so officials kneel in the heavy snow for more than half an hour.The people who froze to death in Mobei this winter are probably not a small number. I only hate that I am so focused on tossing tributes that I didn't notice these...

Jiang Tian rode his horse and galloped all the way, and soon arrived at the post house.He helped Xie Ximing into the main hall in a hurry, seeing that Yu Xun's eyes were still cold and his face was full of frost, and the terrifying hostility filled the whole hall, making people want to escape into the cold wind and snow outside.

Xie Ximing calmed down his flustered thoughts, gently pushed Jiang Tianyi away, and knelt down, "The guilty minister Xie Ximing greets His Highness, His Highness came in the heavy snow, and the boat was exhausted, so he should rest earlier."

Yu Xun glanced at Jiang Tianyi who was frowning in distress, and smiled wryly in his heart, this time he had to make a bad face.

"Since you call yourself a 'Criminal', you should first tell me where the crime is."

Xie Ximing kowtowed respectfully, and before he could speak, he heard the sound of panicking on the snow outside the door.

Yu Xun waved his hands expressionlessly, "Forget it, you can wait and talk."

"Yes." Xie Ximing took a peek at Yu Xun, but saw that the corners of his mouth were bent down almost imperceptibly, and his cold aura continued unabated.

Chen Chengguang hurried into the main hall with several high-ranking officials, but found that the place was more terrifying than the snow outside. In his panic, he had no time to look at Yu Xun carefully, so he knelt down and saluted.The officials following him were also terrified by the coldness of the room, bowed hurriedly, and some even got caught by their official robes and fell directly to the ground...

Chen Chengguang looked carefully at Xie Ximing, who was kneeling on the ground, and felt apprehensive for a while.Although the tribute was thrown into Xie Ximing's hands, after all, the incident happened in the territory under his jurisdiction, and the Liuyun Sect of Heming Ridge had a deep relationship with him. If this was found out, his head would probably be lost.It's a pity that Ran Qing, the young leader of Liuyun Sect, really doesn't know how to flatter him, and he has said so many good and bad things about himself, but they just refuse to hand over the green dragon fruit.Looking at the murderous intent in the room, I'm afraid I can't escape the blame...

He knelt on the ground, made up his mind to push all the crimes on Hemingling Ran Qing, and tried his best to protect Xie Ximing.He knew that this person was Yu Xun's subordinate, and if he said good things to him, it was equivalent to giving Yu Xun a step up. Yu Xun should be more cautious no matter what.

Thinking of this, he lost the panic he felt when he first entered the room, and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty Chen Chengguang brought 37 officials from Mobei County to greet His Highness."

"Get up, Xie Ximing continues to kneel."

Chen Chengguang was taken aback for a moment, then led all the officials to thank him, stood up and stood aside.Only then did he take a closer look at Yu Xun.

A graceful and luxurious pale gold robe was embroidered with delicate clouds, and the bright red silk belt was neatly tied with a complicated buckle around the waist, exuding a strong sense of majesty in the nobility.With a thin waist and thin shoulders, she looks weak, but she has a force that people dare not underestimate.

He bravely raised his head slightly, trying to see the suddenly famous prince clearly, but inadvertently met a pair of clear, water-cut green eyes.The long silver eyelash feathers can't hide the stream of light in the eyes, and the two coquettish plum red tear moles under the corner of the left eye make this jade-like face beautiful and refined.For a moment, he was in a daze. If this person was a woman, how many people would be fascinated by her...

Yu Xun looked at him coldly, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and he was not angry.

Chen Chengguang suddenly felt that these eyes seemed to have the ability to see through people's hearts, making people afraid to look directly at them. He swallowed suddenly, and his heart shrank suddenly when he saw the cold light shining brightly in those eyes.The murderous aura made him have to lower his head again, and a layer of cold sweat broke out in his palms.

Yu Xun mocked inwardly, this Chen Chengguang is notoriously a coward, although he has some ability, but he climbed to the position of a county magistrate, but most of them relied on his wife's powerful natal family.

"Master Chen, where are the thirty or so officials you brought with you?"

Chen Chengguang didn't dare to be negligent, and hurriedly said: "Officials of the fifth rank and above are in the room to be dispatched by His Highness, and everyone else is waiting in the courtyard. What is Your Highness' order?"

Yu Xun's face was still stinky, but his tone eased a lot, "It's snowing outside, let them all come in."

"Thank you, Your Highness." A stone hanging in Chen Chengguang's heart finally fell to the ground.He breathed a sigh of relief, and someone called the officials waiting outside the door.

"Your Highness, I have already prepared a banquet to welcome you."

Yu Xun didn't even look at him, picked up the cup on the table, slowly sipped the unique plum tea here, and remained silent...

The main hall was surprisingly quiet, everyone held their breath, only the howling wind outside, and the rustling of heavy snow hitting the window paper...