To The Land of Nevernight

But there was one thing Tang Shen guessed wrong, Wang Zifeng was indeed very ill.

He had already contracted the wind and cold, and braved the wind and snow to pick him up in the outskirts of the city.That night, Wang Qin had a high fever and couldn't wake up from the couch.Tang Shen hurriedly invited a doctor and prescribed medicine, and he stayed by the bedside for another two nights.

Zhao Fu probably would never have imagined in his life that he sent Tang Shen to Youzhou because he thought that Tang Shen could relieve Wang Qin's worries and problems, and at the same time handle the errands of the Liao Kingdom well.In the end, not only failed to complete the errand, but Wang Zifeng fell ill because of Tang Shen, and Tang Shen took a long time to take care of him. No wonder later generations don't let people fall in love in the office, which is actually reasonable.

On the night of the second day, Wang Qin's body temperature gradually went down, Tang Shen didn't close his eyes all day and night, and now he was finally relieved and fell asleep beside the bed.

When Wang Qin woke up, he saw that his junior brother had fallen asleep with his head on his hand.

He didn't wake Tang Shen up, but watched with interest for a long time.When Tang Shen woke up, he realized that Wang Qin had woken up. He was taken aback for a moment, and then he asked, "How do you feel?"

"Good."

Tang Shen breathed a sigh of relief: "When did senior brother wake up?"

"I've been awake for about half an hour."

Tang Shen said in surprise, "It's been so long, why didn't you wake me up?"

Wang Qin's lips moved, but he didn't say anything.

Usually when he was teasing his junior brother, he was never stingy with words, seeing Tang Shen's angry or anxious appearance, he felt very cute.But he didn't say the real love words anymore.How can he say, I see you worrying about me and sleepless, and my heart is extremely happy.

After a long time, Wang Qin said sincerely, "Jing Ze, I really like you so much."

Tang Shen's heart felt hot, but he was also surprised: "Why did you say this suddenly?"

Wang Qin: "I'm thirsty, junior brother, get me a glass of water?"

Tang Shen was very puzzled, but got up to get water.

Why did you say this suddenly?

Because of 30 years of life, I never thought that I would like someone so much.

When the love is so strong, it's hard to control yourself.Thousands of words, after all, there is only one sentence left: I really like you very much.

Naturally, there is deep affection, but Tang Shen did not forget that he did not come to Youzhou to fall in love, he came to run business.As soon as Wang Zifeng recovered, he went to Yinyin Division to find Wang Xiao and Mei Shengze.

Last year Tang Shen sent the two of them to Youzhou to take over the errands of Yin Yinsi, now half a year has passed, and the two have quietly settled down in Youzhou.On the surface, he is an official of the Yinyin Division, but he has already opened up channels in private, and often contacts Qiao Jiu who is in Xijin Mansion.The two sides contact each other every half a month. If there is an emergency, Qiao Jiu will go back to Youzhou to communicate with Wang Xiao.

Seeing Tang Shen coming, both of them were very happy.

The two welcomed Tang Shen into the door.

"The winter in Youzhou is really too cold, Jingze, why did you come here?" Mei Shengze said while handing the heater to Tang Shen.Although his official rank is lower than Tang Shen's, the two are classmates and friends, so there is no unfamiliar relationship between superiors and subordinates.

Wang Xiao didn't say these homely things, he turned the charcoal fire in the brazier, and then handed over the information that Qiao Jiu just sent back a few days ago to Tang Shen, saying: "My lord, Qiao Jiu sent it three days ago. According to the information, Emperor Liao was going to Xijin Mansion to go hunting. Emperor Liao had just passed his birthday, and his prince Taibao Yeluyin was dismissed from his official position. Over the past month, Yeluuding has often suppressed Brother Yelushe."

Mei Shengze also said: "The Liao Kingdom is no better than the Song Dynasty. The Liao Emperor fought on the battlefield when he was young. He was domineering and tyrannical, and kept his word. But in the past ten years, the rest of the tribes have gradually become stronger. The Liao Emperor hurt his foundation when he was young. The bigger you are, the less you can take care of the government yourself. Therefore, the Liao Emperor's favorite successor is the second prince Yelushege, but the grand master Yeluding is the party of the third prince. This time, the second prince will preside over the hunt in Xijin Mansion."

Tang Shen nodded slightly, and said, "How is Emperor Liao doing?"

Wang Xiao and Mei Shengze looked at each other.

Tang Shen frowned: "Emperor Liao's health is getting worse and worse, and you all know about it. Even if Ye Lvding covers the sky with one hand, he will not surpass Emperor Liao. Emperor Liao wants the second prince to inherit the throne, Xiao Zhen himself is the second prince's party, so naturally It can be regarded as half of the Liao Emperor's party. The Liao Emperor is the real goal we should get close to."

Wang Xiao said: "I will immediately write a secret letter and send it to Qiao Jiu."

The three of them talked for a while, and then they talked about household matters.

Wang Xiao came to Youzhou last year and settled down in Youzhou to start a family.He and Wang Qin are distant relatives. When Wang Xiao went to Ningzhou to supervise the repair of official roads last year, he got a letter of recommendation from Wang Qin, which made him more comfortable in Ningzhou.Now that Wang Qin is also in Youzhou, Wang Xiao naturally went to visit early, and he also heard about Wang Qin contracting the cold.

Wang Xiao: "Is Mr. Wang still in good health?"

Tang Shen: "Senior brother is fine."

Wang Xiao breathed a sigh of relief: "This is naturally the best."

Mei Shengze said: "Jingze, you know it. You have only been in the Imperial College for a short time, and you are not very familiar with the doctors. Dr. Xu and I are old acquaintances. Dr. Xu has always taken care of me. He wrote me a few days ago A letter, the letter said about Liu Fang."

Tang Shen: "Liu Fang?" After thinking about it, he recalled the name from deep in his memory.

Six years ago when Tang Shen was still studying at the Imperial Academy, Liu Fang was one of the most outstanding students at the Imperial Academy.In that year when the emperor Linyong, Tang Shen won the first place, and Liu Fang won the second place.After that, the two also won the gold list together and became Jinshi on the same list.

Mei Shengze: "It's that Liu Fang. It's embarrassing to say it. You may not know that Liu Fang left Shengjing not long after he was admitted as a Jinshi and went to Yangzhou to be an official. If it's normal, forget it. Over the years, he has gradually become a member of the party discipline, and he should have had a bright future, but who would have expected..." His voice paused, and after a while Mei Shengze continued: "Who would have expected that something like that would happen in the first month, and Liu Fang would be implicated , was dismissed from his official position. You may not know what kind of person he is, but I know it. When he was in the Imperial College, he was always proud and arrogant, and he wanted to be admitted to the top three. Now he has become a criminal official and was dismissed. How can he stand getting rid of fame?"

Tang Shen had already guessed what he was going to say next: "How is Liu Fang doing now?"

Mei Shengze sighed, "Dr. Xu just went to his funeral and wrote me this letter. He died by hanging!"

Tang Shen let out a long sigh, feeling deeply moved in his heart.

When Ji Xiang fell, it seemed that the situation was calm. The Holy Majesty did not vigorously disturb the layout of the court, but only brought Xu Xiang up to stabilize the overall situation of the court.However, under this seemingly calm turmoil, it is unknown how many officials were destroyed by this strong wind.

People like Liu Fang are just the shadows of the thousands of officials who have been implicated.How can people like him be counted!

In the evening, Tang Shen returned to the mansion, and just as he entered, he saw a middle-aged man in official robes leaving the mansion.The two met each other, and the other party immediately bowed to each other and saluted: "Your Majesty Lin Xu, I have met Mr. Tang."

Tang Shen nodded slightly.

The two didn't say much, Tang Shen stepped into the door, he searched for a while, and finally found Wang Qin in the study.

Wang Zifeng is a man who never treats himself badly.Even in the remote Youzhou, his study room was burning with faint incense.It is not expensive and rare incense, but it is also white smoke.There are several pictures of black chrysanthemums hanging on the wall. Upon closer inspection, they turned out to be paintings made by Wang Zifeng himself.Today, this painting is also invaluable, because Wang Qin was originally the "No. [-] Scholar" personally ordered by Zhao Fu, and it is famous all over the world.

Seeing Tang Shen coming, Wang Qin waved: "Jing Ze."

Tang Shen walked over: "Master Lin Xulin came to see senior brother just now? There is something important."

Wang Qin: "It's nothing serious. Sit down."

Tang Shen sat down, and Wang Qin suddenly began to set up the chessboard.

Tang Shen: "..."

"... playing chess?"

While collecting the chess pieces, Wang Qin raised his eyes and looked at Tang Shen. He gave a soft "hmm" in a laughing voice, with the intention of deliberately guiding the other party to continue talking.

Tang Shen said speechlessly: "It's been a long time since senior brother and I have played chess!"

Wang Qin asked in surprise, "Long time?"

Tang Shen: "Less talk is... half a year?"

Wang Qin blamed himself: "It turns out that you like playing chess with me so much. I never thought of it. Don't worry, I will play a game with my junior every day from now on."

Tang Shen: "..."

Who wants to play chess with you! ! !

Tang Shen didn't think he was a masochist, why did he play chess with Wang Qin, and then was completely abused by the other party?Tang Shen wanted to refuse subconsciously, but Wang Qin put away all the chess pieces, and then handed him the chess box containing black pieces.Asking who would reject Wang Zifeng, Tang Shen took the chess box very smoothly and immediately regretted it.

Tang Shen held the chess box and said honestly, "I can't beat you."

Wang Qin said with a smile, "What did the younger brother just say?"

Tang Shen: "..."

Do you have to listen to it again?

Tang Shen threw the chess box aside expressionlessly: "I can't beat you, I can't play."

Wang Qin laughed happily for a while, then he held Tang Shen's hand and put the chess box back into his hand. "The world is like chess. How do you know you can't beat me before you've played it? At least you won one of them long ago, and you won me into your hands. Look, Jing Ze, isn't this the most beautiful game you've ever won?" A hand of chess?"

Tang Shen was both happy and amused by his teasing: "Whoever wants to win you, there is no good in winning you."

Wang Qin earnestly said with emotion: "If you really get it, you don't know how to cherish it. You don't know how to be blessed while you are in the blessing!"

Tang Shen ignored him.

I've never seen someone put gold on his face like this!

Tang Shen still played chess with Wang Qin.

Wang Qin was extremely good at playing chess. Tang Shen had played chess with three people in his life, one was Liang Song, the other was Fu Xiru, and the third was Wang Zifeng.Among them, Fu Xiru's chess is the most stinky, followed by Liang Song, and Wang Zifeng's is the highest.However, even Fu Xiru could beat Tang Shen five times.

Tang Shen played absent-mindedly, and didn't think he could win at all, but Wang Qin deliberately fed him, forcefully feeding the two into an evenly matched momentum.

Tang Shen also became interested, after playing for a while, he saw that he was about to win, Wang Qin blocked him and cut off his anger completely.

Tang Shen threw the chess piece: "No more!"

Wang Qin laughed suddenly: "If you lose, you won't be able to play?"

Tang Shenli said confidently: "Do you still want to continue after losing?"

Wang Qin took a deep look at him, and was about to speak when Tang Shen directly took his words away: "Stop talking, I'm proud of being favored."

Wang Qin was taken aback for a moment, then burst out laughing. He got up and hugged Tang Shen and kissed him. Tang Shen didn't react at first, but when he recovered, his ears were slightly red.He was about to speak out of embarrassment, when Wang Qin said: "It's a cold night in the first month, but you haven't slept all night?"

Tang Shen was stunned, he collected himself, raised his head and said, "Uncle doesn't understand, and I don't understand either. Then senior brother... do you understand?"