Chapter 146: Tai’an City Two Smiles and Two White Coats

The officialdom of Liyang has three same preoccupations, that is, the same door, the same hometown, the same year, the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of Zhao right age and the Ministry of Public Works Minister Yuan Guo Guo is such a coincidence, the same teacher out of the Zhang Julu, the same is the old North Han Jinmen County of the children of the poor, the same in the Yong Hui years to participate in the imperial exams, a first prize and a top, so that in the past, very few people and first of all, Jinmen County, the overnight reputation, if you add a like-mindedness, Zhao Yuan, two people can be said to have the four the same, the same, the same as a good, the same as the same. The two mansions are only two years apart. The two mansions are separated by two or three hundred paces, and the door to door between them is very frequent, and the neighbors have long been surprised, today Zhao House not only came to Yuan Guo, and Zhao Shangshu’s in-laws Yin Maochun, two of the dynasty’s important ministers and ministers are piggybacking on the children, the younger generation are about the same age, the three surnames of the children of each other are also more than good friends, the household department of the Wang Xionggui’s youngest son, Wang Yuanyuan, when he was drunkenly molested the second daughter of the Zhao right age, of course, is to poke the The first time I saw him, I saw him in the back of the head of the house, and then I saw him in the back of the head of the house, and then I saw him in the back of the head of the house, and then I saw him in the back of the house, and then I saw him in the back of the house, and then I saw him in the back of the house, and then I saw him in the back of the house, and then I saw him in the back of the house, and then I saw him in the back of the house, and I saw him in the back of the house, and I saw him in the back of the house, and I saw him in the back of the house, and I saw him in the back of the house. This does not prevent Mr. Wang from gaining popularity in the city of Tai’an. Yuan Guo has no wife and no children, but the number of his children in the younger generation in the best edge, in Zhao right age Yin Maochun, the two in-laws to take the cellar winter snow to cook tea, Yuan Guo is still with a large group of young men and women hanging out with the drink, personally hot wine handing wine, do not think that it is not a part of the ten or so juniors accustomed to it, and actually feel that the natural and natural, like that Yin Maochun’s eldest son, Yin Changgeng, when he was a child, every day sat on the neck of the Yuan uncle to pee, uncle and nephew two also The uncle and nephews also made a joking agreement that Yin Changgeng would be the one to give Yuan a good old age, and the first time Han Shengyan went to drink flower wine when he was young, he was abducted by the disrespectful Yuan Guo, which made the old schoolmaster Han Lin furious, so angry that he ran outside the closed door of the Yuan Mansion to scold for a long time without shoes, and Yuan Guo was not the slightest bit guilty, and when he opened the door he was pulling out the earwax with one hand, and carrying a wine jug that he got by the hand from the youthful house, and asked Han if he wanted to drink wine with a smile. Han Lin was so angry that he cut ties with Yuan Guo from then on, but after that, Han Shengyan often sneaked around to find Yuan Guo to ask for a drink, and Han Lin couldn’t control him even if he wanted to, so he just didn’t see him.

Yin Changgeng, Han Shengyin two as a serious Beijing officials, have participated in that morning, but their rank is not enough to enter the temple, the temple of the storm, they naturally do not really hear, at this time Yuan Guo is sitting on the couch, holding Yin Maochun’s eldest grandson, while taking chopsticks dipped in the wine to let the child open his mouth and smack, while the colorful to tell them about the temple of the Eight Immortals across the sea, by Yuan so jealous of some, let the people listen to a startled, and the people are very surprised, and the people are very surprised. The crowd was shocked to hear this, and coincidentally, the daughter of Chief Counselor Zhang and the youngest daughter of Custodian Yin also entered the room, and Yuan Guo, like a childish old man, shyly asked the two girls to rub his shoulders and knock on his back, and Zhang Gaoxia, who is “infamous” among the government officials of Tai’an, glared at him, and then unsheathed her sword, which she drew two inches and then sheathed it fiercely, and the warrior’s temperament, which Yuan is well versed in, was very good. Squire Yuan, who was familiar with this warrior’s temperament, could only smile back, but fortunately Yin He Yun was much more obedient, sitting diagonally on the edge of the couch and rubbing this uncle’s shoulders. Yin Changgeng glanced at the tall Zhang Gaoxia, quickly retracted his eyes, and today returned to his bride’s home daughter-in-law chatting about trivial household chores, Han Shengyin did not move, but only sighed in his heart, how he did not know that brother Yin to Zhang Gaoxia of the heart, before becoming a bridegroom, all the friends of the same age were congratulating brother Yin became the son-in-law of Zhao Shangshu, said that the two families of the Yin and Zhao are the right match, and even more so, the groom is a woman of talent. But Yin Changgeng that night just pulling him Han awake speech to go to the pavilion drinking wine, Han awake speech exhaled a breath, not how to say that the love wire is easy to knot the most difficult to solve? Strange to say, on the posture, Zhang Gaoxia even worse than the current sister-in-law, and her father is the same pair of blue eyes, and women have no talent is moral words, Zhang Gaoxia really deserve to be married, she can be with rouge vice evaluation “female scholar” of the Crown Princess of a comparison, so far there is no man can say that she, the sword art is also extremely not bad! The first time I saw her, I learned from Song Nianqing, the great master of the East Vietnam Sword Pool, and Qi Jiajie, the first master of the sword in the capital, she naturally what embroidered pillows, even the Tongxi Sword Immortal Lu Baijie also appreciated her talent for the sword, and the great prince Zhao Wu suffered in the hands of Zhang Gaoxia, the woman, the woman in the city of Tai’an is really that can walk horizontally, anyway, if single-handedly, the fight is certainly no one to beat her, fight the family history? Sorry, her own father is Zhang Julu, righteous father is Huan Wen, there are a large group of such as Yuan Guo left Zhang party but still read the love of the temple famous secretary to give her back, who dares?

Yuan Guo also wanted to use chopsticks to dip Yin Cunxiang’s young grandson into the wine, but Zhang Gaoxia, who couldn’t stand to watch, snatched the child, so Yuan Guo had to change the topic and asked, “Where were we?”

Zhao Wenwei, the youngest son of Zhao Shangshu, was still a teenager, and said with a leap of faith, “Uncle Yuan was talking about how that Jin Sanlang of the State Crown Prince Eunuch had somehow gotten a blue nose and swollen face!”

Yuan Guo hehehe laughed: “Yes, this old punch ah, is our Tan Tan Weng Huan old master hit, really tricky old spicy, poor Jin priest first annoyed Yao everyone, and now also was once half of his officialdom leader Huan old master beat up, blessed unrivaled woe is not singular na. So you these melon skin child, in the future must remember when the official do people have to clip the tail, don’t be too complacent, a mountain always have a mountain high, Yuan uncle or, your father also, high hat are not small, right? Hey, still all can not be exempted ah.”

The three families know each other well, plus there is Yuan Guo in, there is no taboo, Han Xingyan frowned and whispered: “Uncle Yuan, although the Jin priests hobby to the north of Liang, by virtue of which to earn fame and reputation in the dynasty and field, eating phase some underhanded, but ultimately beneficial to the dynasty and the earth and grain, and he does have a lot of high level of brilliant insights, let a person can not help but to clap his hands, he and Yao everyone! Inside and outside of the Imperial College, it’s good for the Left Servant, so why fight? Aren’t you afraid that it will reach His Majesty’s ears?”

Yuan Guo Guo gulped down a mouthful of soju, subconsciously rubbed his ears and laughed, “Master Huan doesn’t care about this trivial matter, you guys, you’re too young, when your father and I joined the court as officials, the chief minister’s temper was very good, and it was Master Huan who was the worst, Uncle Yuan was scolded by Master Huan’s ears back in the day. By the way, Master Huan beat up Jin Lanting this matter, you have heard even if, in this house until, spread out would not be good, otherwise I have to be read by your father headache.”

Yuan Guo saw Yin Changgeng wanting to speak, a mouthful of wine in the cup, exclaimed painfully, extended the wine glass for Han Xingyin to add a full cup, grabbed a grain of peanuts and threw it into the wine glass, the wine is a good wine, it can hang the cup, so the wine even if it is already higher than the mouth of the cup, it still did not overflow for the slightest bit, Squire Lord lowered his head to look at the ripples, a little bit of a trance, looked up to regain his composure after he raised his head and gently shook his wine glass and smiled:” Know what you most want to ask, this matter it, it is not impossible to say, only ……”

The female warrior who was teasing Yin Maochun’s grandson didn’t have the good sense to say, “I’ll pretend I didn’t hear it.”

Yuan Guo hehehe smile, again tilted his head back a mouthful of spirits, chewing that wine-flavored peanuts, a face of intoxication said, “Wufeng eighteen, Knight word it, this is the real deal of the evil posthumous, Song old man wrote the “interpretation of the posthumous”, is the former emperor authorized to change this word evil for beauty, only in the eighteen beauty posthumous at the bottom of the old First Counselor, that is, the uncle uncle Yuan’s master of the master of the master of the master of the master of the master of the master of the master of the master of the master of the master of the master of the master of the master of the master of the master of the master of the master of the master of the master of the master of the master of the master, well, is the Our Zhang heroine her father’s master, has been on the Northern Liang King resentment is great, the late emperor’s move has not been a unique mind. It was not until this year’s hibernation that this thought surfaced. Now His Majesty awarded this word, but also with the heart. To His Majesty’s temperament, since it will not give General Xu what bad posthumous, other seventeen words of beauty posthumous, if the generous to give the words, that day on the hall can be chaotic into a pot of porridge. Said the court, and then talk about the northern Liang, from the son of his highness hereditary recklessness to become the king of the northern Liang of the young man, for such a posthumous title, receive or not receive? If you don’t take the holy decree ……”

Han Shengyan laughed, “Does this guy want to tell the world that their Xu family is going to rebel?”

Yuan Guo put down his glass of wine and laughed at Han Shengyan’s comment, continuing, “If Beiliang accepts this imperial decree, with Beiliang’s loyalty to the old feudal king, the new feudal king will undoubtedly lose the heart of the army and the people’s hearts, which is tantamount to tearing down his own family’s door. Uncle Yuan said this to you, do you think that young Beiliang King will accept the imperial decree or not? Shinyan, I’m asking you!”

Han Shengyan thought for a moment and laughed, “I bet that guy still doesn’t dare not to take it, it’s just a matter of trying to make the big things smaller and the small things smaller, pretending to be lighthearted, and trying his best to suppress the matter of the posthumous title.”

Yin Changgeng frowned: “Difficult, the scholars went to Liang, can all be watching, North Liang Road even if the blocking of news, the people know not much, but so many scholars how can there be no news doorway. More difficult difficult to accept the imperial decree is unfilial, 300,000 iron horsemen more to despise the new king, not to accept is disloyal, many rushed to the north of Liang readers will also have the idea, anyway, the new feudal king is destined to be difficult to do, a disposition is not proper, will also be two sides not pleasing to both sides, inside and outside of the people.”

Yuan Guo glanced at Zhang Gaoxia, twirling his fingers around the wine cup, laughing softly, “This is only the first move of the new chess game between the court and Northern Liang, the next new feudal king will be in mourning for three years, the court is not willing to ask for a resurrection for the new feudal king, this needs to take three years of the middle game, it’s even more of a headache for people. Even after surviving the center plate, solving the anxious internal worries, I’m afraid that we have to face a hasty closing, once the North Mang insisted on hitting the North Liang first, hey ……”

Yuan Guo stopped talking.

Han Shengyan whispered, “It sounds as if this new Liang King will have a pretty miserable time in the future?”

Yin Changgeng sneered, “It is extremely miserable.”

Yuan Guo left the small couch and staggered, “Drunken drunken drunken drunken drunken drunken drunken drunken drunken drunken drunken drunken drunken drunken drunken drunken drunken drunken drunken drunken drunken drunken drunken drunken drunken drunken drunken drunken drunken drunken drunken drunken drunken drunken drunken drunken drunken drunken drunken tea for your father.”

Yuan Guo’s hands habitually rubbed his earlobes and waddled out of the house. At this time, the spring breeze was still wrapped in cold air, and when blown by the wind, he winced. Turning his head, he saw Zhang Gaoxia following behind him, and slowing his steps, he laughed at himself, “I, Yuan Guo, am the most unprofitable one in the Spring of the Yong Hui, and in all those years, Elder Huan scolded the most and the most fiercely, and also made Chief Minister Huan scold the most. much and most ferociously, and I have also disappointed Lord Chief Minister.”

Zhang Gaoxia said coldly, and returned to Yin Changgeng Han Xuanyin’s side.

“Indeed, it is the greatest disappointment!”

As if Yuan Guo hadn’t heard a thing, he continued to walk forward with hobbling steps.

This Yuan top ranker, who had only muddled his way through the Ministry of Public Works as an attendant, stopped in front of a boulder of the Spring God Lake that was two people high and smiled openly.

……

Strange to say, the first minister Zhang Julu in a large family, neither what strict father nor what kind of father, never intervene in family affairs, treatment of several children, has always held a self-sustaining cold attitude, the eldest son does not seem to have inherited the father of the first minister’s knowledge and talent, bumming around in the margins of the capital as a magistrate of a county with a population of less than 3,000, when a full six years have not been able to climb one step, in fact, the state and county, and the county, and the county, the county, the county, the county, the county, the county and the county. In fact, to this day, the state and county officials do not know that this person is the son of the chief minister. The second son is only a nerd, did not rely on the family shade into the Hanlin Academy to become a yellow door, no name. The younger son can only be regarded as idle, even half for the courage of the evil are not, over time, even if he is Zhang Shoufu’s little son, Wang Yuan Yan, these family obviously lose him a big cut of the capital city dude do not love to take him to play together, think this guy is too unproductive, take out are too ashamed to show their eyes. Zhang Shoufu’s several daughters married to the portal is also flat, each time back to his mother’s home, and even can not see the father one side, even if Zhang Julu in the home leisure, but also just thunder in the study, never show up, several daughters only dare to bring those who see the Shoufu old husband can not stand steady husband, stood in the doorway of the study through the door, timidly asked for a few words of peace, Zhang Shoufu, at best, is not light weight hmmm a sound, and many times simply ignore it! I don’t care.

Zhang occasionally saw only walking grandson, only some light smile. Therefore, the only one who can have a few words with this powerful father is Zhang Gaoxia, who has not yet gotten married.

Purple beard and blue eyes of the chief minister today sitting alone in the dimly lit study, this study is the thunderbolt of the Zhangfu, even the daughter of Zhang Gaoxia are not very able to walk in, so many years to be able to take a seat here, naturally, only a few characters, Huan Wen counts as one, because the room chair, who sits down, which means that the chief minister must be stood up.

Zhang Julu to wine and dine from no interest, no concubines, his wife is the old counselor’s daughter, the old woman was married to Zhang Julu when the capital has the first daughter of the counselor’s wife of the saying, and so her husband also became the first counselor, but also the honor to the extreme, even today’s Empress Zhao Zhizi see also to be treated with courtesy. Just two people’s feelings are as light as water, year-round can not say a few words, respect each other like a guest more like ice, just. Zhang Julu on the vertical and horizontal nineteen road also has no interest, but on the Huang Longshi pioneered chess is very obsessed with, but in addition to Huan Wen, an old friend, very few people with people on the chessboard, more often than not are their own with their own down, down twenty years, but also did not get tired of it. At this time Zhang Julu on the chessboard, respectively, moving red and black pieces, this pair of chess board are carved from ivory expensive chess is the year Yuan Guo sent. Scholarship list eye flower every year, but the spring of Yong Hui that short four years into the court’s vision of that set of “young talent”, but now the temple on the power of the famous ministers, so destined to leave a colorful in the history of the large page of praise. These current age are not young, Yuan Guo is the most “interesting” one, recognized talent is the highest, but the reputation is the least obvious, the most free-spirited, the most unscrupulous, put on the ordinary ministers, this is called the celebrity style, but for a want to become a minister of the cabinet of officials, such an image, it is very fatal. So at that time Zhang party who took over the mantle, Zhang Lu should be changed into which last name, there is no one will think of that in the Ministry of Public Works to mix with the Yuan Squire, not to mention Zhao right age Wang Xionggui Yin Maochun, even rank equivalent Ministry of Criminal Han Lin are more colorful than the Yuan Guo, it is difficult to imagine that the Yuan Guo is the first of these five people cross the threshold of the fourth grade guy, but unfortunately, there is a good first in the overall situation is not beneficial, the officialdom is a talk about gradual progress, the latter force The officialdom is a place that emphasizes gradual progress, and the strength of the latter is more and more important, otherwise there will only be a tiger’s head and a snake’s tail in the miserable end.

Zhang Julu held a chess piece between his fingers, gently tapping the stacked pile of “dead” chess pieces on the edge of the board, muttering to himself: “Chess is good chess, but it’s just a little short of fire, and can’t be described as a good move that is free to move in and out. At this point, I’m too close, so the next step is either not to release, or I have to release too much. But it’s also human nature, after losing for so many years, if we don’t get back to the city, we won’t even have a chance to win him in the future.”

This first minister looked at the scattered chessboard, lost interest, stood up, walked to the window, the green willow in the courtyard is only half yellow and not even, it is really spring.

Zhang Julu in deep thought, turned to pick up a red chess piece on the board, carved with the word “phase”.

Zhang Julu smiled.

“While Yuan Benxi is not yet able to plan. One thing for another, it’s time to hand it over.”

……

At about the time when that holy decree should have arrived at the border of Beiliang Dao, there was a rider who quietly left the city in the early morning.

This man in white, carrying a lever of plum wine diagonally, left the capital straight along the imperial road.

This day in the morning court outside the hall in the sound of dull spring thunder, the Secretary of the seal eunuch Song Tanglu read three imperial edicts: Ministry of Rites Minister Lu Daolin resigned from his official position, old age and return to his hometown. By the Ministry of Public Works Minister Yuan Guo Guo replacement.

Chen Zhi Bao resigned from the official position, the king of western Sichuan. Secretary of the Ministry of War by the minister Lu Baijie promoted.

The capital was shaken.

Rumor has it that there are several old ministers who stumbled out of the column and knelt on the ground, sobbing uncontrollably, admonishing the Emperor in court, not bothering to be subtle and straightforward, saying that Chen Zhi Bao should not be returned to the mountain, and also saying that Beiliang is a lesson learned from the past, and that raising a tiger once is just a matter of overcrowding, and that how can we let Chen Zhi Bao gain power again.

His Majesty replied with the words, “I have nothing to do and leave the court”.

As a result, the two new ministers, Yuan Guo Lu Baijie and Lu Baijie, who were promoted to the next level, did not have much to congratulate each other.

In the twilight, a middle-aged white monk is very absurd to bring a woman in the side with the city, now everyone knows the court is a large number of Buddhist extermination, the city gate armor are this pair of men and women stared at the eyes, a face of incredulity, this monk is to Tai’an City to find death not? The people of the capital who are accustomed to seeing big scenes also have sideways glance, the eyes are similar to look at monsters.

The woman with an unusual posture softly joked: “Back then I wanted to see you, tiptoe can not see, you have to jump and jump to do.”

The white-robed monk touched his bald head and smiled warmly, “At that moment, I felt which family’s daughter, the foot strength is really good, enough to jump several miles.”

The woman twisted him a hand, grunted, “To the capital, less hook up with fox winks!”

“How could I.”

“As long as there is a vixen who doesn’t know how to be shy and runs to hook up with you, see if I don’t clean you up!”

“This is a little difficult ah …… daughter-in-law, you do it now.”

“Blow, let you blow! You see who recognizes you now? Besides, those women who still miss you, have long been old and yellow, I don’t put in my eyes!”

“Daughter-in-law, I don’t put it in my eyes, but I put it in my heart. It’s better not to put your head in your eyes.”

“Looking for chipping is not?”

“……”

“This world still really believe that eating your meat can live forever?”

“Alas.”

“If the heart is not sincere, a son to eat fasting and abstinence is of no benefit. If the heart is not good, what is the use of a hundred years of monasticism. In my opinion, it’s better to burn incense and pray to God than to save your own blessings and become a Bodhisattva.”

“Huh? Daughter-in-law, you also went to listen to Abbot Hui Xin’s sermon? Isn’t that your favorite thing to listen to?”

“Hmph! At that time, I went to borrow money from the old abbot, and the old monk, who obviously had money, said he didn’t have any, and just chattered to me about this! It’s not right for a monk to talk nonsense!”

“Ha, daughter-in-law ah, Hui Xin abbot said no money indeed did not play lies, those silver, in his view is the Buddhist temple brick Buddhist scripture pages ……”

“Oh? Those silver is not you let stupid north and south secretly hide to the old abbot’s side?”

“Haha, daughter-in-law, look, look, look, Tai’an City is just full of people.”

“I miss our Li Zi, and I miss North and South.”

“I miss it too.”

“Hey, hey, who are the two men in front of you who are looking at you so hard? Is there a man other than that Huang Longshi guy who wants to steal a man from me? Beware, go and find a slab for me! Looking for a slap isn’t it?!”

“Uh, one is His Majesty the Emperor, and the other is called Yuan Benxi.”

“Then I’ll go buy rouge ……”

“I’ll go borrow some silver from both of them?”

“I’m silly, I can borrow money from the old abbots and not return it, but from them, I can not return it?”

“Also right.”

The two people in front of them folded their hands, although neither of them believed in Buddhism, they still saluted towards this white-robed monk who once traveled ten thousand miles west.

But this white-robed monk, on the other hand, turned around and looked at his daughter-in-law’s departing back with a smile.

……

Nanzhao acacia state is not peaceful, all the way to go, full of people fleeing, diagonally collapsed wooden beams, graveyard like a pile of green gravel. Five streams converge on the river wooden merchants on the ancient road, no longer busy and lively in the past, the ferry dock did not see a boat stay.

A small monk and a young girl standing at the ferry creek, the girl lying on the ground, poking his head out to take the still clear water as a mirror, carefully stroking the fluffy green hair on the forehead and temples.

The exhausted girl sat up, patted the dust in front of her, and helplessly said, “Stupid North and South, those refugees don’t have enough to eat, what’s the use of preaching to them? It won’t fill their stomachs either.”

“The master said that the intention is born …….”

“Stop, stop, stop, listen to you give the scriptures to people will feel hungry, you continue to chatter and chatter, I will really starve to death.”

“Oh. I’ll find you something to eat!”

Behind the little monk and the young girl suddenly came a burst of conspiratorial speech, the young girl looked sideways and frowned, it was a group of dangling land ruffians, as many as thirty or so people, robust, most of them draped in animal skins and hung their shoulders, they were obviously much more porous and powerful than the ordinary prodigal son, probably what is called the Wuxi barbarians in the jianghu. The young girl stood up, tugged the cuffs of the monk’s robe, his eyes signaling that he can’t afford to mess with them. In the past, she would not be so nice to talk to the jianghu, in terms of fighting and beating up people’s kung fu, she is quite sloppy, but after bringing the stupid north and south, she seldom caused trouble. This gang of five stream barbarians mouth obscenities constantly, but they outsiders two also do not understand the dialect, but the eyes of the barbarians say everything, they look at the young monk beside the young girl. Because of the case of Huangmu Jiang, the locust state five streams around the war was affected, and away from the Yang court has been poor control of the Southern Zhao, some of the forces, no less than to do on the Central Plains merchants to take advantage of the robbery of the hook, many of the manor store was swept away, this is considered fortunate, broke the money can always be eliminated, and many people even said that the life of no one.

The young girl said softly: “Let’s jump the stream.”

The little monk shook his head and said, “Aren’t you hungry, how can you swim.”

The young girl was so angry that she wanted to knock this fool’s head, but the little monk had already walked up alone, folded his hands and stopped in the middle of the road.

A five stream barbarians quickly step forward, to this looking for death of the little bald donkey is a head punch, back a few steps, shaking the wrist, a burst of raw pain, turned his head chirping wow wow said a large series.

The next Wuxi barbarians laughed and trotted up, jumped up high and kicked this weird little monk diagonally in the chest.

The little monk’s figure shook slightly, his expression remained calm.

The group of Wuxi barbarians were obviously shocked, and a few of them began to draw their sharp, snowy swords.

The young girl was about to go forward and drag the young monk into the stream, when the young monk turned his head and grinned, shaking that bald head with steely eyes.

The little monk re-turned, and with a silent chant, he stretched his closed palms a foot apart, then snapped them together.

Wuxi barbarians froze for a moment, mistakenly thought that hit the iron plate, the result waited for a moment, surrounded by no movement, laughed and laughed, one of the swordsmen with the back of the knife tapping shoulder, jiejie grim laughter came.

The little monk’s robe fluttered about.

“My Buddha Rulai.”

In the middle of the calm stream, an unsuspected shocking wave suddenly rose.

A hideous green dragon gathered from the stream made the appearance of the Heavenly King opening his beard! It lowered its head and roared thunderously towards the group of Five Streams barbarians!

Scared the hell out of the crowd.

The young girl who hadn’t bought a box of rouge since leaving home this time sat down by the ferry without any surprise, but instead looked grim.

The little monk scratched his head, squatted beside the young girl, hemmed and hawed for half a day, and finally spoke.

“Li Zi, I’m just a monk, I don’t know anything, I can only recite sutras.”

“Do you have to become a Buddha just by reciting scriptures? Who cares about your relics!”

“Li Zi, are you hungry? I’ll go and make some money for you.”

“……”

“Something?”

“……”

“Li stuff?”

“……”

The little monk gave an alas and sighed, holding his cheeks in the distance.

The young girl with her back to the little monk raised her sleeve and wiped her cheeks.

……

A caravan escorted by a hundred elite light cavalry had already seen the Youzhou boundary monument, and within a few steps further, it was the Northern Liang Road.

Inside the carriage with the bright yellow curtains sits a big eunuch of the Seal Ribbon Supervisor, holding a gold lacquer box that he doesn’t dare to leave his hand even when he sleeps, and inside the box is the holy decree of the Liyang court granting a royal edict to Beiliang.

Old eunuch the more close to the north of Liang, eyelids jumped more powerful, and constantly tell themselves as long as they set foot in the north of Liang Road jurisdiction will be satisfied, even if the violent death on the way, at least it is also considered to carry the imperial edicts to the land of the north of Liang Road. However, he was still lucky, and after thinking about it, he still didn’t think that the young new feudal king would dare to send someone to assassinate him or refuse to accept the imperial decree.

Then the carriage suddenly stopped, and the old eunuch of the Seal Ribbon Supervisor sensed an unusual aura, lifted the curtain to take a look, and his heart sank.

Near the boundary monument of Youzhou, there were uncountable iron horsemen spreading all the way to the end of the stage road in view.

Before the clearing after the spring equinox in the first year of Xiangfu, the convoy escorting the imperial decree had not yet entered Beiliang before it was expelled by two thousand Beiliang iron horsemen for three hundred miles.

At the same time, there was an 8,000 cavalry army approaching the military town of Zhulou in Hezhou, and there were also 6,000 soldiers pointing their spearheads directly at the Iron Frost City in Hezhou.

The holy decree shall not enter Northern Liang by an inch.