Dinghai Fusheng Records

In the early morning of the next day, Xie An was exercising his hands and feet by the stream, when he saw Xiang Shu, he came out to wash his face.

"Didn't sleep all night?" Xie An asked.

Xiang Shu didn't answer, Xie An asked again: "How did the Great Chanyu know that there is a village here?"

"I've been here." Xiang Shu twisted the cloth towel, squeezed out the bone-cold water, thought for a while, and said, "The last time I was behind the mountain, I was caught by you Jin people and put into the prison in Xiangyang."

Xie An hurriedly said: "I'm really sorry, do you still remember the names of the officers and soldiers? This time when I go back, I will definitely punish them severely."

"They're all dead," Xiang Shu said, "If Chen Xing hadn't saved me, I would have died too. I didn't expect that now I have to work for you Han people. It's also a reincarnation of cause and effect."

Xie An laughed a few times, and when he was about to find something to say, Xiang Shu returned to the room and put a cold cloth towel on Chen Xing's face. Chen Xing suddenly yelled, turned over and sat up.

"Let's go." Xiang Shu glanced at Chen Xing and said.

In the seventh year of Taiyuan, on the first day of February, the envoys of the Great Jin Dynasty traveled long distances, crossing mountains and ridges. After walking for nearly 20 days, they finally arrived in Luoyang with difficulty.

If Chang'an is like a big tree with tenacious vitality on the barren land, then Luoyang is like a huge blood-stained stone monument standing upright.

The construction of Luoyang was completed during the Xia Dynasty, and the historical records can be traced back to nearly 500 years ago.The five dynasties of Shang, Zhou, Han, Wei and Jin all took this place as their capital.As a capital city, after several wars, it was burned and destroyed, but it still established the luck of China.The large characters on the stele are mottled, all written in blood of the emperors and commoners of the past dynasties, telling the blood and tears of the violent wind and rain and the change of dynasties.

How many prosperous times in the world were finally blown away by the rain and the wind, but this stone tablet always stands in the center of the square world, like Buzhou Mountain, describing how many beacon fires and how many elegiac songs.

After the Yongjia rebellion of the Sima family, Luoyang was almost destroyed. After the Murong family took over and established the Great Yan Kingdom, the number of Dongdu, which was originally known as a million households, was less than 20.Then under Wang Meng's army, the Di people's iron cavalry fought fiercely with the Xianbei people. Fortunately, under the insistence of Chen Xing, the big brother Wang Meng who had only seen a few faces, the Di people did not slaughter the city, and let the people in the city go. Hu Han people.In the past ten years, Luoyang has recuperated and gradually returned to [-] households.

The houses, city walls, and even the imperial palace all left traces of fire. Back then, the Murong family was so poor that they had to borrow money from the Feng family even to manage the country. Naturally, they didn't have the money to renovate the entire city.It is precisely because of this that Feng Qianyi was able to form an alliance with Princess Qinghe.

The moment you enter Luoyang City, you can see tens of thousands of abandoned old houses, criss-cross streets, and dotted dwellings all guarding the grand but cold Ziwei Palace in the center. Amidst the resentment, under the light of noon in spring, there is a sense of desolation and fate.

"Finally back—" Xie An belched as he entered the city.

This is the Luoyang that countless southerners are familiar with through word of mouth, and it is the capital of the founding emperor of the Great Jin Dynasty.Suddenly seeing the old capital, the Jin officials who were born and raised in the south of the Yangtze River couldn't help being silent for a long time. Xie An, with tears in his eyes, led a group of envoys to bow three times in the direction of Ziwei Palace at the gate of Luoyang.

An official from the state of Qin came to greet him, followed by the treasurer of Xifeng Bank here. The handwriting of Jin Emperor Sima Yao had been sent to Luoyang not long ago, and when Luoyang was transferred to Chang'an as fast as he could, it immediately aroused great interest in Qin Dynasty. Race to speculate.Northern Emperor Fu Jian was in Chang'an, and it was reasonable to say that the envoys should go to Guanzhong. Unexpectedly, they came to Luoyang, which Murong Chong was nominally guarding.

This was also a step in Xie An's plan. After detailed discussions, the Jin Dynasty selected Luoyang for peace talks. The original intention was to test Fu Jian and ask him to leave Chang'an, his home court, and meet in a third place besides Jiankang and Chang'an.

But Fu Jian never made any reply, and just let Sima Yao's peace proposal hang out.

"Your Majesty has not yet decided whether to move to Luoyang. Since you have come from a long way, please..." The Qin official's name is He Lian Shuang. At this moment, he glanced at Xiang Shu and Chen Xing, and felt that they looked familiar.

Xiang Shu changed into a black uniform of a Han Chinese military officer, and wore a silver mask that covered the left side of his face. The exposed right side had a slightly lowered eyebrow, making him look more heroic than before.No matter what, the officials couldn't associate the former Grand Chanyu of the Ancient League with this warrior. Looking at Chen Xing, who was behind Xie An and was the chief bookkeeper, Chen Xing had his hair tied and crowned. Compared with when he entered Chang'an at the age of 16, he It's grown a little over the years.Helian Shuang was born in the Xiongnu tribe, when Xiang Shu broke into the palace, he was only in a hurry, and he couldn't recognize Chen Xing.

"Moving to the official station?" Helian Shuang spoke Chinese very standard, and made a "please" gesture. The big shopkeeper of Luoyang in Xifeng Qianzhuang was even more respectful, and said: "The station is now under the care of Xifeng, everyone Please follow me... what is this carriage?" He said curiously and glanced at the iron-sealed carriage.

Xie An smiled and said, "This is a gift from our Majesty to King Fu Tian, ​​and it will be opened naturally when His Majesty comes down."

He Lian Shuang didn't ask any more questions, and said with a smile: "Then everyone, please do what you want."

"It's okay, it's okay," Xie An said, "Lord Helian doesn't need to talk to us, it's a rare return to his homeland in the north, and he just wants to stroll around Luoyang."

Xie An's alias was "Xie Wei". Anyway, few people in the north had seen him, so he didn't need to put on makeup or mask, so he immediately followed Helian Shuang and walked through Tongtuo Street.He Lian Shuang said: "Master Xie is joking, Luoyang is now the territory of my Great Qin King."

"Slip of speech, slip of speech." Xie An hurriedly laughed.

Helian Shuang said: "If you all wish to move to our Daqin, it is a good choice. Our Heavenly King relies on scholars the most."

Chen Xing thought about doing this again.When passing through Tongtuo Street, there are only two resplendent and resplendent roads, like Chang'an, there is an endless stream of merchants coming and going from north to south, but after all, something is missing, it seems that what is missing is popularity.

Most of the businesses in Luoyang only provide services for the nobles of Xianbei, and they also serve the families of the Wuhu. Ordinary people can't afford to visit.

"Everyone, please rest first." He Lian Shuang brought more than ten people from the envoys to Luoyang Songbaiju, and said again, "Tonight, Prefect Murong will host a banquet in honor of all of you. At three o'clock in the unitary hour, a horse-drawn carriage will come to pick you up."

Everyone rested in the dust all the way, and when they were about to go to take a bath and change clothes, Feng Qianjun said: "I don't want to see Murong Chong, so as not to cause trouble, in case an official in Luoyang recognizes me..."

"Come, listen to my command!" Although Xie An has no martial arts, he still has a lot of wisdom, so he said, "Qianjun, please do some scouting in the city after nightfall, and try to notify Murong Chong through the scouts. , ask him to meet privately after the banquet."

Chen Xing looked at Feng Qianjun worriedly. He was afraid that his mood was not stable recently, and he was even more afraid that Xiao Shan would say something that should not be said at the banquet later, which would make people suspicious, but Xie An had already predicted it beforehand, and said: "This prince of the Huns, little brother Xiao Shan, I will trouble you to accompany Feng Qianjun for a while."

Chen Xing thought to thank God, how clever, so that Xiao Shan would not make trouble at the banquet.Arriving in Luoyang for the first time, I don't know anything about the information at the moment. The Feng family has arranged a lot of assassins in the local area, so I have to go to meet them. With Xiao Shan, it is safer after all.

"Okay," Xiao Shan said immediately, "I'm going."

"If you don't attend the banquet, you have to take a bath!" Chen Xing immediately caught Xiao Shan back, threw him into the bath, and washed him before letting him go.

Feng Qianjun also left after a brief wash, while Chen Xing and Xiang Shu were left in the water, facing each other in silence.

After the long talk in the abandoned village that day, Xiang Shu talked less and fell into silence all day long.Chen Xing wanted to talk to him several times, but Xiang Shu always nodded, as if he was too lazy to talk, but occasionally Chen Xing was riding a horse on the road, and when he turned around to find Xiang Shu, he found that Xiang Shu was always looking at him.After several times like this, Xiang Shu felt it, as if he didn't want Chen Xing to know his heart, so he rode to the front of the team.

"Do you think Murong Chong will recognize us later?" Chen Xing asked.

"He's not a fool." Xiang Shu said, "You still think that Hu people are idiots?"

Chen Xing said: "Couldn't you be gentler? You have to be sarcastic to me every time?"

Xiang Shu and Chen Xing seem to have conflicts along the way, and almost everyone has noticed that Feng Qianjun took Xiao Shan to leave first, while Xie An, Huan Yi and others deliberately did not enter the bathing pool, also wanting to leave them alone Space.

Xiang Shu didn't answer, sitting cross-legged on the edge of the bathtub, looking up at the ceiling, shrouded in dense mist.

Chen Xing looked at Xiang Shu through the mist, and felt that his figure looked better without clothes than with clothes on, so he gave up the idea of ​​arguing with him and forced a smile and said, "I thought it over that day, and I decided to accept it." Your proposal."

"Well," Xiang Shu said indifferently, "a proposal to die."

Chen Xing said, "It's worth it, but Xiang Shu... I have something to tell you."

Xiang Shu frowned, glanced at Chen Xing, and Chen Xing said, "Although I think my luck is always good, maybe I won't die in the end? But if you think that I will die in the decisive battle, then you will die now." Shouldn't you be nice to me?"

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Chen Xing said: "Otherwise, after all this is over, if I'm gone, when you think back to the time we were together, you will always quarrel, won't it always be in your heart?"

Xiang Shu took a deep breath, as if there was an extremely suffocated anger in his heart that he had nowhere to express, Chen Xing said honestly: "Anyway, I don't know anything after I leave, and you are the one who feels guilty. Of course, if you don't care, Pretend I didn’t say that.”

Xiang Shu: "Why do you always talk about your own life and death so plainly?"

Chen Xing said with a smile: "Because, Master said, all living beings in the world will never die? Wouldn't it be better to live well while you are alive, and focus on the present?"

Xiang Shu showed that familiar sad look again, and Chen Xing said to himself again: "Besides, there are contingencies, and no one knows the outcome until the end, right? Compared with my life, my life What I'm more worried about is how to hand over the Dinghai Pearl to Wang Ziye in a logical manner..."

"Let me help you." Xiang Shu said suddenly.

Chen Xing: "?"

"Turn around." Xiang Shu saw that Chen Xing's movement of rubbing his shoulder with his backhand was very difficult.Chen Xing turned his back to Xiang Shu, and Xiang Shu picked up a cloth towel and helped him wipe his shoulders.

Chen Xing knew that Xiang Shu seemed to be thinking about it, maybe this was the right thing, since time is running out, why not cherish the present moment?

"Xiang Shu, are you..." Chen Xing said softly.

Xiang Shu's movements suddenly stopped, but Chen Xing suddenly didn't want to talk anymore, what should he say?These days, he has more and more a strong premonition that Xiang Shu seems to be a little concerned about himself.Since when did you have this premonition?Because of the way Xiang Shu looked at him on the way?Or do you think about it later, the sentence "You pretended not to understand" that night?

"Is it something?" Xiang Shu's voice suddenly became a little unsteady.

Chen Xing's heart beat violently, and he finally noticed it, as if after the coma of the New Year's Eve a month ago, he felt that Xiang Shu treated him differently. He stopped talking, as if something had been tickling Chen Xing.

At first, he was very dependent on Xiang Shu, he just felt that Xiang Shu was so omnipotent.But gradually found that Xiang Shu didn't seem to listen to his command very much, so Chen Xing had no choice but to let him go without forcing him many times.They should be the most incoherent partners in the history of the Exorcist Division. Sometimes Chen Xing even doubted whether they would be able to complete this plan full of loopholes in the end.

This made him unable to help but want to push him, kick him, even beat him, and then yell and let out the depression in his chest when facing Xiang Shu, why can't you listen to me?But seeing Xiang Shu's appearance, the smoldering anger couldn't be vented, and he could only vent his anger on him occasionally.

If I wasn't destined to face this fate, maybe they would become a little different?Sometimes, Chen Xing couldn't help but imagine that if he was in the prosperous age of Ten Thousand Laws, he would follow Xiang Shu even if he couldn't say he was a stalker, occasionally provoke him, see how angry he was, and apologize to him after offending him , look at his helpless expression.

But now everything is different.

"It's nothing." Chen Xing replied, maintaining such a relationship is the best for each other.

Xiang Shu covered the back of Chen Xing's neck with one hand, and held a cloth towel in the other to wipe his shoulders.

"You remember you promised me one thing." Xiang Shu said suddenly.

Chen Xing replied: "I know you won't force others to be difficult." Then he heard Xiang Shu take a deep breath behind his back, as if he wanted to say something, but held back.

"And you know that I want to make things difficult for others?" Xiang Shu said flatly.

Chen Xing laughed, and when he was about to say more, Xie An's voice from outside said: "Um...you two, are you done? The time for Murong Chong's appointment...Uh, this...Although it's not good to disturb you, but ..."

"Right away!" Chen Xing also realized that it took too long to wash, and there were still many people waiting outside.Xiang Shu had no choice but to get up and change clothes.

Xie An and the others hurriedly took a shower, and the convoy sent by Murong Chong had already arrived at the gate of the post station. Chen Xing and Xiang Shu changed into more formal clothes, and Xiang Shu put on a silver mask, but Ying Wei's figure couldn't be concealed at all. , is simply trying to cover up.Chen Xing said: "Since he can recognize it, I think this mask..."

"The mask is to tell him not to expose our identities rashly," Xiang Shu said indifferently, "It's not to hide from him, why are you so stupid?"

Chen Xing: "..."

Seeing that Xiang Shu began to mock him, Chen Xing knew that Xiang Shu was not angry anymore, so he smiled, helped Xiang Shu straighten his collar, and said, "All right, all right, I'm not smart in the first place, let's go."

The two got into a carriage. Xiang Shu had long hands and long legs, and it was a bit crowded. Chen Xing had to put his hands on his thighs. Thinking of what he said in the bathroom just now, the feeling became stronger and stronger, and he couldn't help thinking about it.If Xiang Shu is really interested in him...then in the last days of his life...

Chen Xing couldn't help looking sideways at Xiang Shu, wondering if his premonition was true?Does Xiang Shu care about him too?I have always refused to believe it, or said I did not want to think in this direction, until Xiang Shu said that sentence.What if he leaned up to kiss Xiang Shu's lips at this moment?

Chen Xing looked at Xiang Shu who was wearing a silver mask, and suddenly his face felt a little hot.

Xiang Shu said indifferently, "What are you looking at?"

Chen Xing shook his head and turned away.

Xiang Shu raised his hand and put it on his shoulder.

"Enter the palace - untie the sword." The servant said.

Xiang Shu didn't want to hand over Fufu Rushan, and said, "Go back and tell Governor Murong that if you let him untie the sword, I will go back."

A group of people were stopped in front of the palace gate, the servant wanted to yell at him, but seeing Xiang Shu's aura, he didn't dare to neglect, Xie An was amiable, patted the servant on the shoulder with a smile, and said: "You report to the prefect first?"

Not long after, someone sent a message that the accompanying warriors did not have to untie their heavy swords, this order was only for Xiang Shu, and everyone returned to the palace and entered the Ming Hall.Murong Chong hosted a banquet in the side hall of the Ming Hall. Chen Xing had just entered the hall, and everyone arranged according to their seating order. Xie An was the first, followed by Chen Xing, and Xiang Shu sat behind Chen Xing.

"Master Murong is here—"

Everyone straightened their clothes, Murong Chong was wearing a black military uniform, and walked in from outside the hall.Before coming here, everyone had talked about the most beautiful man in the north who was as famous as Xie An's grandson Xie Hun, and it was said that he was better than Pan An and Wei Jie in appearance, but when they saw the real Murong Chong, the literati thought: Hey, that's it Well, no surprise.It's about the same as Xiangshu, but a little bit stronger than Xiangshu.

However, after a while, everyone had no choice but to nod their heads and admit that although their expectations were too high and they failed to get the shocking feeling of being "astonishing as a man of heaven", Murong Chong's title of "the most beautiful man in the world" is still well-deserved. As far as those who have passed it, no one can compare with Murong Chong.

"Everyone came from a long way..." Murong Chong was a little absent-minded, and saw Chen Xing and Xiang Shu behind him at a glance, and his voice paused.

Xiang Shu seemed to be okay, just sat quietly, the whole hall was waiting for Murong Chong to finish speaking, but Murong Chong stopped at this moment, raised his phoenix eyebrows, his thin lips trembled slightly, and said after a long time: "On the way Thanks for your hard work."

Xie An and the others hurriedly gave way, and everyone stared at Murong Chong. Murong Chong stood for a long time, as if thinking, and after a while, he came to the main case, sat cross-legged, tapped his fingers on the case, and then called a waiter , whispered a few words, and the servant turned around and left.

Chen Xing joked: "The prefect will not order to ambush the knife and axe?"

Everyone laughed, but Murong Chong was taken aback, and then said: "No, how dare you fight against others?"

He Lian Shuang was also present, and below the chief seat were several officials from Luoyang, with He Lian Shuang as the head of the officials.As soon as Xie An saw it, he knew that Fu Jian had sent Helian Shuang to monitor Murong Chong, so he smiled and said: "Under the reputation of the prefect, it is true. Your Majesty has admired him for a long time."

Chen Xing looked at Murong Chong and knew that he had recognized the two of them, but the situation now is completely different from when Princess Qinghe died.It is obvious that Xiang Shu's grasp of Murong Chong is very accurate, he doesn't want to seek revenge, or rather, he doesn't want to now.

"All my life, I have been burdened by fame," Murong Chong said coldly, "Sometimes being too famous is not a good thing."

From the moment Murong Chong appeared, Chen Xing was thinking about the impression Murong Chong made on him. After much deliberation, he found the most suitable word - cool and cold.

Murong Chong and Xiang Shu are both beautiful men, although they are both cold, Xiang Shu has the joys, sorrows, sorrows and joys of ordinary people, and also has a bit of warmth.Murong Chong can only be described as cold, a bit otherworldly.Perhaps after his sister passed away, for him, there was nothing in the world that could cause ripples in his heart.

Today's banquet is really a difficult problem for Xie An. Talking about Murong's family is easy to get close, which may easily involve Dayan's hatred of subjugation. Complimenting him for being young, promising and beautiful, will inevitably remind people of his relationship with Fu Jian , No matter what he said, it was easy to touch the scar that Murong Chong didn't want to be mentioned the most. After much deliberation, he said very beautifully: "Luoyang is waiting for prosperity, but the people have settled down, which shows that the prefect is sympathetic to public opinion."

"It's none of my business," Murong Chong was a little absent-minded, glanced at the statement behind Chen Xing from time to time, and replied casually, "It's all thanks to Lord Helian and the officials, I'm just getting a false name."

This time the conversation was blocked again, it seemed that Murong Chong didn't want to talk nonsense with them at all, nor was he interested in wooing the Han people.Xie An thought for a moment, decided to go straight to the point, and asked, "How did your majesty make the decision?"

"I don't know." Murong Chong said coldly, "I have sent someone to deliver a letter to him, he may come... He is here, how is your condition?"

A figure appeared at the side door of the Ming Hall. At first, everyone thought it was Fu Jian, and they were stunned for a moment, but when they found out that it was a thin young man in his twenties, they couldn't help but look at each other. When Chen Xing saw that person, he almost panicked. Shout out.

Tuoba Yan!

Tuoba Yan is now even thinner than he was when he hurried down the Chile River. He is wearing thick clothes, and his once handsome face has an air of boredom. It looked like an exquisite but dusty bronze vessel, but the moment he saw Chen Xing, a long-lost smile appeared on his face.

"You guys are here." Tuoba Yan smiled, and then sat down, his eyes were still bright, only looking at Chen Xing.

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"You..." Chen Xing couldn't be more shocked. It was no surprise that Tuoba Yan appeared in Luoyang, and he was extremely pleasantly surprised, but the joy of reuniting his old friend was immediately diluted by Tuoba Yan's illness.Chen Xing wanted to ask you what's wrong, but Xiang Shu stretched out his finger and lightly tapped Chen Xing's shoulder.

He Lian Shuang was already a little confused, and the Luoyang barbarian officials looked at Chen Xing one after another, and Chen Xing stopped talking.

Tuoba Yan forced a smile, and said: "I am sick and came to Luoyang to recuperate. The prefect told me that a Han came and wanted to inquire about the whereabouts of one of my little brothers. His name is Chen Xing. I heard that he went to Luoyang. Jiankang, I wonder if he is doing well now."

"I've had a good time." Xiang Shu took the initiative to answer.

Tuoba Yan smiled and said, "Then, I can rest assured."

Murong Chong said, "Eat something?"

Tuoba Yan suddenly picked up Murong Chong's wine glass, and said to everyone, "I respect everyone."

"You can't drink." Murong Chong frowned.

Tuoba Yan had already drank it down, lit the bottom of the cup, nodded and said: "Forgive me and leave first."