To The Land of Nevernight

Tang Shen and Su Wenyun left the palace gate, headed eastward, and headed for the Hanlin Academy.

It was approaching June, the weather was hot, and it was afternoon. When the two left the palace, it was the hottest time of the day.There were few trees in the front hall of the palace, and the scorching sun shone down unobstructed. Tang Shen was already drenched in sweat when he walked out of the palace gate.He walked forward without saying a word, and a pleasant voice sounded beside him: "Master Tang, isn't he hot?"

Tang Shen paused, raised his head to look at Su Wenyun, and said, "Master Su, is it hot?"

"A bit."

"Then let's go slowly."

It is said that they left the imperial palace, but they are actually still outside the imperial city, but they have just arrived at the locations of various yamen.There are not many people around, most of them are Beijing officials walking between various ministries.Tang Shen is a fifth-rank living man, and Su Wenyun is wearing a fourth-rank official robe.Seeing them, these low-level Beijing officials had to stop and salute before leaving.

Su Wenyun laughed with a voice: "I've heard Mr. Tang's name a long time ago, but seeing it now, it's really worth seeing once."

Tang Shen looked at him, and saw that Su Wenyun's pretty face was full of smiles, which didn't mean anything.This is a rare opportunity to get in touch with Su Wenyun, Tang Shen was full of thoughts in his heart, he also smiled and said: "The lower officials are panicked."

Su Wenyun: "How?"

Tang Shen: "Master Su, as the young minister of Dali Temple, is in charge of all the officials who commit crimes in the world. Being remembered by Master Su...Your official must not be in a state of fear."

Su Wenyun was stunned for a moment, then laughed.His appearance was a bit feminine, but now he smiled, and he was even more beautiful.

"Master Tang is a wonderful person."

Putting everything in order, Tang Shen smiled honestly and didn't speak any more.

Su Wenyun: "When I heard Mr. Tang's name before, it was mostly associated with Mr. Fu and Mr. Wang. I heard that Mr. Tang is from Gusu?"

"Exactly."

"Gusu is a good place. Talents come forth in large numbers. Many officials in the court are from Gusu. Let alone those who are far away, let's talk about those who are close. The current governor of Gusu is Tanhua in the sixth year of Kaiping, and he is from Gusu. .As for the former governor of Gusu Prefecture, Mr. Liang Songliang, he is a great Confucian of his generation."

Tang Shen's heart tightened, he nodded and said, "Is that so?"

Su Wenyun looked at Tang Shen with a smile: "Yes."

The two did not speak again.

When they arrived at the Imperial Academy, Tang Shen explained his purpose, and the officials of the Imperial Academy immediately welcomed the two of them in.

Today, the Hanlin scholar who was working in Zangshu Pavilion was someone who was not familiar with Tang Shen. Tang Shen brought him here, and he said to Su Wenyun: "Master Su, since you have already arrived at the Imperial Academy, Master Xiao will introduce you to the Hanlin Academy." Go look for books. I have some errands to do today, so I'll go back to the palace first."

Su Wenyun said: "Since the Holy Majesty said that Lord Tang will help me, there is no need for Lord Tang to be so anxious, why don't you stay and have a look?"

Tang Shen couldn't evade, so he could only follow Su Wenyun and Xiao Ji to Zangshu Pavilion.

The Hanlin Academy collects books from all over the world.Except for the emperor's "Life Notes", which has an extra place to display, any other books must be backed up in the Imperial Academy.Even if it is a history book written by a historian, the original is often placed directly in the Imperial Academy, and the Imperial Academy is asked to keep it on its behalf.

What Su Wenyun was looking for was a book from three years ago.

The books he was looking for were particularly diverse, including astronomy and geography, as well as information on the transfer of officials from various places that year.When Xueshi Xiao saw that Su Wenyun wanted to find officials to transfer the materials, the alarm bells rang in his heart. He remembered what the evil star in front of him was doing, and hurriedly said: "The transfer of local officials is managed by the Ministry of Officials, even the Imperial Academy does not have any information." The complete book records are not complete enough. If Mr. Su wants to find them, why not go to the Ministry of Officials to have a look?"

Su Wenyun said: "It's okay, the Holy Majesty just wants to read the events of that year, and it's okay if you don't have a complete book."

Su Wenyun found more than a dozen books, completely beyond the scope of "one book" mentioned by Zhao Fu.But no one dared to say that he was wrong, Xiao Ji specially found a seventh-rank official to help Su Wenyun move these books to the Yamen of Dali Temple.

Now Tang Shen can really leave.At this time, Su Wenyun didn't care about Tang Shen any more, he flipped through a collection of Chuzhou literati's poems from three years ago, and read them with great interest.

Tang Shen left the Imperial Academy, he looked up at the setting sun which was gradually setting to the west, when a cool wind blew over, he suddenly realized that he was sweating all over.

Su Wenyun found many books from three years ago.

Su Wenyun... found books related to the Gusu Mansion that year!

Standing at the gate of the Imperial Academy, Tang Shen felt chills in his heart and dryness in his throat.He opened his mouth, but couldn't say a word.

In the evening, Tang Shen came to Shangshu's mansion with a jug of wine.

Wang Qin was painting in the study. When Tang Shen came, he picked up the ink ingot very skillfully and grinded the ink for him.

Tang Shen did a lot on this matter, and he was very smooth when grinding the ink, Wang Qin just raised his eyes and looked at him, without saying anything.The two brothers, one paints and the other studies ink.In the study room, only the sound of burning candles was heard.Wang Qin put away his brush and finished drawing a picture of a black chrysanthemum.After he finished painting, he said to Tang Shen: "Little brother, why don't you write the inscription for this painting?"

Tang Shen was taken aback: "Me?"

Wang Qin smiled and said, "Well, come on."

Tang Shen was stuffed with a pen. He looked at the ink chrysanthemum painting that Wang Qin had drawn, thought for a while, and wrote a poem in the upper left corner.

"Picking chrysanthemums under the eastern fence, and seeing Nanshan leisurely." Wang Qin read it out, and he said, "Write your name."

Tang Shen wrote "Tang Jingze" on the left side of the poem.Wang Qin took his pen, wrote "Wang Zifeng" next to his name, then took out the seal and printed it.

An ink chrysanthemum picture is thus completed.

Wang Qin saw that Tang Shen had brought wine, and said, "You're late today, junior brother, I've already used dinner, haven't you used it yet?"

Tang Shen: "I have used it."

Hearing this, Wang Qin glanced at Tang Shen in surprise.

"Then keep this jug of wine and drink it next time."

Wang Qin didn't ask Tang Shen what he wanted to do today, as if acquiescing to what he often said, "Little brother misses me".After Wang Qin painted a painting of chrysanthemums in ink, he asked Tang Shen to study ink, and he began to write.Under the candlelight, Wang Zifeng's clear face looks like a banished immortal. He quietly picks up the pen and writes, and with each stroke, he has a sense of detachment.

Tang Shen looked at Wang Qin, and couldn't help seeing the gods.Gradually, his heart also calmed down.

After writing a piece of calligraphy, Wang Qin said: "Little brother sees that I am so engrossed in watching, what did I see?"

Tang Shen: "I saw the senior brother illuminated by the candlelight."

Hearing this, Wang Qin raised his head and looked at Tang Shen.

Tang Shen: "This time, the candlelight illuminates senior brother clearly, I see everything, this is my senior brother."

The two looked at each other, and Wang Qin smiled: "Haven't I always been your senior brother?"

Tang Shen left Shangshu Mansion contentedly.

Wang Zifeng will protect him.

...Even if Su Wenyun and Zhao Fu really saw something, Wang Zifeng would definitely protect him!

Without any reason, Tang Shen came to this conclusion. Out of trust in Wang Qin, he didn't even think about how Wang Qin would protect him from an emperor if Zhao Fu really wanted to touch him.

But in the days that followed, it seemed to confirm that Tang Shen was acting affectionate - thinking too much!

In June, Zhao Fu's health improved, and he resumed his morning court.On the third day of June, a local official from the south came to Beijing for an audience and brought a snow-white deer, which shocked the court.Zhao Fu's body was just right, seeing this deer, he got down from the throne in surprise, came to the white deer, and stroked its small horns.

"This...is this actually a white deer?"

The local official bowed and said excitedly: "Your Majesty, a villager under my rule found this deer in the forest last month. It has been said since ancient times that the white deer will come when the king's benefits come! I dare not delay, Sending the divine deer without stopping. Your Majesty, this is an auspicious sign!"

In the court hall, the ministers said: "Your Majesty will bless the common people, and the heavens will auspiciously auspiciously!"

After accepting the white deer, Zhao Fu was in a good mood, and his pale complexion disappeared overnight.When he was in a good mood, he began to crazily reward the people around him.Not to mention rewarding the concubines in the harem, the eunuchs who served him also benefited.Even Tang Shen and the other two errands in the daily life were rewarded.

After the early court was over, Zhao Fu went to the animal yard to look at the deer in person, and said to Tang Shen, "Jing Ze, look at this deer, even its eyelashes are white."

Zhao Fu's attitude towards Tang Shen did not change.

On the other hand, Su Wenyun never had contact with Tang Shen again.

It seemed that what Zhao Fu asked Su Wenyun to do had nothing to do with Tang Shen, he really thought too much.

Relieved, Tang Shen reflected.In fact, to be honest, even if the relationship between him and Liang Song was exposed, it wouldn't be a big deal.Not to mention that Liang Song was just his first teacher, he is now studying under Fu Wei.Even if Zhao Fu knew that he had been a student of Liang Song, the most likely result would be to alienate him and prevent him from being reused, but unless Zhao Fu's mind is so small that it is outrageous, he would not have to embarrass Tang. Be cautious.

What's more, after Liang Song's death, Tang Shen came to Shengjing non-stop to pay homage to his master Wei, and he almost put the words "I want to get rid of Liang Song" on his forehead.

Unless Zhao Fu really opened his eyes, he should not connect Tang Shen's purpose of becoming an official in Beijing with Liang Song and others.

This incident made Tang Shen worried for half a month, now that he thought about it, the only good thing was that Tang Shen and Wang Qin got closer.Tang Shen felt for the first time that he and Wang Qin had opened up everything and had a real conversation.

In July, taking advantage of the holiday, Tang Shen took a few days off and went north to Ningzhou.

The author has something to say: Old Wang next door: Today's little junior is a little sweet.