Yunqi Jiangxin

In the fourth year of Huangyu, it was the time of fire in July, when the sun was shining brightly at noon, Yu County in the south was still full of people and people, very lively.

It belongs to Fuzhou and was originally called Cang County. Because it is rich in crucian carp and has a variety of local characteristics, it is very delicious and has become famous for a long time. When Huang Yu founded the country, he combined the original Xin Kingdom, Chixi and Dasheng into one country. According to the terrain and ethnic groups, it was re-divided into fifteen prefectures, and each prefecture had its own cities, towns, and counties. The newly appointed county magistrate simply took this opportunity to change Cang County into Yu County. Later, Huang Yu overhauled the official road , one of the main official roads from north to south is not far from Yuxian County. As a result, businessmen are more bustling. After several years of war, Yuxian County has quickly recovered the prosperity it should have.

On this day, on the second floor of the famous Wangchuan Building in Anxian County, a young man in his early twenties was eating quietly. He had a delicate face and was wearing a white gown with neat narrow sword sleeves. The white narrow strips are tied, leaving only a few strands of hair on the forehead, which makes her look more energetic.

This young man is exactly Rong Xun. He has been away from Kyoto for five months. He stopped and walked all the way north. Hearing about the crucian carp here, he came to taste it.

The building was almost full of guests, and it was hot at noon. Most of the guests were not in a hurry to leave, and chatted while eating at a leisurely pace.Rong Xun was seated by the window, and two or three tables away from him was a table of middle-aged men in different clothes, who seemed to be full of wine and food, and the leader was picking his teeth while chatting, laughing maniacally from time to time.

At this time, an old man in the corner stood up and prepared to go downstairs to pay the bill. The old man was skinny, and his indigo robe had been washed and faded. When passing by their table, he stretched his calf, which really made the old man stagger, and he was about to fall to the ground.

Rong Xun was far away, and before his figure moved, the skinny young man at the table next to the middle-aged man had already stood up, and supported the old man, as if he couldn't see the other party's bad behavior, the chopsticks in the other hand had already He threw it straight at him and hit him in the face. How could that middle-aged man let others bully him? He stood up "swish", and his companions followed closely behind. The chopsticks and cups on the table clanged for a while There was a ring.

After the old man was supported by someone, he saw that a fight was about to start, so he hurried downstairs, but the man didn't stop him, he stood upright, although he was short in stature, he didn't lose his momentum for a while.

"You dare to throw me!" The middle-aged man spat out, and a small scar on his face twitched following his words.

"You are the one who threw it!" The short man showed no sign of weakness, but Rong Xun saw that his right hand had reached his waist, thinking that there was a weapon hidden in his coat.

The middle-aged man saw that he was a crowd of people, and he was short and handsome, and he was about to beat him up. Rong Xun stood up, but saw another figure flashing in. Get in front of the short guy.

It was a young man with an ordinary face and a sloppy smile. He stood in front of the short man and hurriedly said to the group of middle-aged people: "Don't do it, don't do it. Fighting in the street in broad daylight will be punished."

"What are you! How dare you stop me from teaching others!?" The middle-aged man was interrupted, and his tone became even more hostile, but the young man calmly pointed to the east and said, "The new man from Longzhou City next door The magistrate is resting in the nearby restaurant, and there are officers and soldiers at the door, if you start a fight, you will be arrested."

The middle-aged man's expression froze, and an accomplice next to him hurried to the east window to look down. Sure enough, he saw many officers and soldiers standing on the street not far away, and hurried back to wink at the middle-aged man. Seeing this, he added: "This magistrate dislikes fighting and making trouble the most. In Bingzhou, he managed to keep the door open at night. If you don't believe me, you can try it. But, we have all seen you tripping the old man on purpose."

Sure enough, although the middle-aged man was unwilling, he didn't dare to do it again. He snorted heavily and led his companions away.Seeing this, the young man quickly turned his head to look at the short man, and asked flatteringly, "Are you all right?"

Unexpectedly, the short man didn't appreciate it, and left after saying "Mind your own business!"

The young man looked aggrieved, and muttered: "Obviously you take care of it first..." Seeing that the short man was about to leave, he hurriedly chased after him: "Don't fight with them, you can't beat them!"

The short man didn't seem to hear and didn't turn his head.

The young man had no choice but to shake his head, and went back to his table to eat.

Rong Xun had already sat down and continued to finish the dishes on the table.Looking up and looking outside, the sun was no longer so vicious, so I got up and went downstairs to pay the bill and hurry.

Unexpectedly, when he went downstairs, he saw the young man talking to the shopkeeper, with an anxious and ashamed look on his face.

"You can't push the horse here, how can I travel without a horse..."

"Then use the jade pendant on your waist as collateral."

"No, this is a relic left by my father. Besides, this piece of jade is enough to eat ten meals..."

The shopkeeper rolled his eyes and spread his hands together: "Anyway, guest officer, you have to pay the bill after you eat!"

"Yes!" When the young man saw Rong Xun, his face turned red with embarrassment: "That's why I said to keep an account, and I'll send someone to send it over."

"...Guest, I think you are just passing by here, without evidence, how can I trust you!?"

The young man became anxious when he heard that, he looked at the horse outside the door, and then at the jade on the belt, looking helpless, Rong Xun already knew the situation, and remembering that the young man rescued someone just now, he walked over and said to the shopkeeper: "His table is settled with me."

The young man immediately beamed with joy, his shining eyes had already looked over, and the words "Great!" and "Benefactor!" seemed to be written on his face, Rong Xun couldn't help smiling, and said to the young man: "Brother Tai just now Stand upright and speak out, and I admire you."

Sure enough, the young man blushed honestly and said, "No, no, no, no, no, no, no."

After Rong Xun paid the bill, he nodded at the young man, and was about to find the horse that was tied outside. The young man was helped to settle the bill, but he didn't stop there. He looked handsome and seemed to have a smile on his mouth. , directly judged Rong Xun as a "good guy" in his heart, and walked out immediately.

It happened that the horses of the two were close, and the young man started talking: "Speaking of which, I don't know if the girl is going to find those people. Hey, one enemy is many, and she has such a hot temper. Don't suffer."

Rong Xun was taken aback, and said, "Girl? I see he looks like a boy."

The young man blinked and grinned: "Although she lowered her voice, she couldn't hide it from me." Then, seeing that Rong Xun had mounted his horse neatly and walked towards the official road, he mounted his horse and hurried two steps, shouting : "Benefactor and so on."

When Rong Xun turned his head, the young man had already walked side by side, and said, "Wang Nuo, a person from Qianzhou, I don't know what your benefactor is called, where are you going?"

Rong Xun thought for a while and said, "I...you can call me Guangze. I'm going to go south, maybe go to Longzhou to have a look."

Wang Nuo heard that the other party was hesitant, and the destination was not very clear. He looked at Rong Xun curiously. Seeing Rong Xun's face like jade, and his fingers were pale, he was even more sure that this was a child of an aristocratic family who went out to play, so he nodded. Just as he was about to speak, he saw a group of officers and soldiers walking up the road, passing by his two slow horses, carrying a dark green velvet sedan chair and passing by.

Rong Xun saw that the cards raised by the officers and soldiers were not magistrates but county magistrates. Seeing that Wang Nuo was also staring at the officers and soldiers curiously, it can be seen that just now he was full of prefects and nonsense. Sure enough, Wang Nuo grinned at him: " Actually, I don't know what kind of official he is, but when I passed by, I heard Longzhou and Bingzhou, and he talked nonsense."

Rong Xun smiled: "Brother Wang is quite quick-witted."

Wang Nuo shook his hand, and said, "Guangze can just call me Changxin, that..." His face was sunburned again, and he asked eagerly: "Guangze, if you are going to Longzhou, I wonder if we can go together Going together?" He was taken aback when he saw Rong Xun, and hurriedly said: "You saw that too...I lost my purse..." He suddenly remembered something, took out a stack of papers and said, "I have a money order on me, wait until I arrive in Longzhou I'll return it to you in exchange for silver taels."

It was only then that Rong Xun understood what the other party meant. It turned out that he had no money to eat. He had avoided contact with people for the past five months. If you are willing to walk with me, don't say back, but I have nothing to do, so please forgive me for walking slowly."

"No, no," Wang Nuo hurriedly waved his hands, and the smile on his face became bigger as soon as he relaxed in his heart: "I'm fine, I'm going to Longzhou to meet a friend, and I'm going to do something by the way, just to relax along the way, walk slowly Good haha."

"The name promises a long letter, a good name."

"Haha, my father gave it to me. My family used to run an iron shop for generations, and my loyalty was the most important. Hey, during the war a few years ago, I just broke my leg and failed to be loyal to the country. I really can't afford this." name."

When mentioning the war, Rong Xun suddenly fell silent. He smiled and stopped talking. Wang Nuo hadn't noticed it yet. Seeing that his silence was just because he was talking boringly, he quickly added: "I didn't know until later that I broke my leg. , it was arranged by my father. I was born idle and did not know how to support myself. My father would rather break my leg than worry about me going to die on that battlefield. Instead, my attendant, with the sword and armor chosen by my father, took my place. After serving in the military, I went this time just to see him."

After hearing this, Rong Xun hurriedly asked, "Your servant has returned safely?"

"Yes," Wang Nuo nodded, and seeing that Rong Xun was interested, he said in detail: "I only found out after I received his letter recently. Back then when he was defeated and captured, I thought he was going to die. Who Knowing that it was just a broken tendon, he was sent back to his hometown. Not long after the founding of the country, the government gave him a document, asking him to go to the local Renxintang to receive medicine and heal his injuries every month. When his mother went there, he found that every month not only There are medicines and a certain amount of silver, which really helped their mothers to live in peace and stability for two years. He has been inquiring about me, but when bandits ran rampant, my shop was smashed, and my father took us back. I took refuge in my hometown, and then my father went away, and I changed my job to work as a rice shop. Some time ago, I accidentally learned that he was still alive, so I went out and wanted to see him."

Hearing that they had a good relationship, Rong Xun said, "I heard you said that he is a servant, it's rare for you to be so fond of him."

Wang Nuo smiled and said, "The two of us grew up together, and we love each other as brothers. In name, he just called me Young Master."

Thinking of himself and Ishi Chuanhai doing the same, Rong Xun was a little disappointed, and asked: "You said he was captured, but which battle was it?"

Then Wang Nuo raised his eyebrows: "Which battle could it be? If it wasn't for the one who died in the previous battle, maybe there will be the current one."

Wang Nuo didn't see Rong Xun's expression moved for a moment, so Wang Nuo continued with a broken mouth: "But this new king is also considered kind. Thanks to him, my friend has saved some savings over the years, but his legs are lame and he can't use his strength. I thought about going to his house to open a shop and let him run it, firstly, there will be revenue, and secondly, it will not take much effort to manage the accounts."

Rong Xun was already a little dazed, and asked after a while, "Only... I mean, are there many people who are sent back to their original places like this?"

"I don't know about that. I heard from him that his comrades have all returned to their hometowns, but when I was away these years, I did often see men with handicapped legs and feet. I think they are all like him."

"This way..." Rong Xun said in a low voice. The first bad news he got when he woke up was that the soldiers of Dasheng had lost their lives on the battlefield. The man clearly said that he had killed them...

Seeing that his expression was wrong, Wang Nuo quickly asked: "Brother Guangze, what's the matter with you? But the sun is too poisonous?" Seeing Rong Xun shaking his head, he said worriedly: "I don't think you seem to know these things. You look younger than me, it's not appropriate for me to call you brother Guangze haha..."

Before he finished speaking, Rong Xun asked dryly, "Is your rice shop going well now?"

"It went well. The main reason is that my father left a lot of property before his death. My housekeeper is so powerful. I am ashamed to say that I only started to worry about it after I gradually got a branch in the past two years. It is really disloyal and unfilial. Speaking of it, My butler is always persuading me to take the test for fame every day. Hey, I think that I am also a citizen of the former dynasty. Although the new king is good, I can’t really take the test. Force him to read."

Rong Xun listened to what he said, and the pain of studying probably made him more concerned than the new and old courts. He calmed down and smiled, and asked again: "Do you think the new king is okay?"

"In all fairness, it is much better than the previous dynasty."

Rong Xun smiled again, but did not speak, but Wang Nuo didn't know what to think of, he smiled and said: "Not to mention, it has been more than four years since the founding of the country, and I heard that there is only one wife, don't tell me the treasury is too poor. Ha ha!"

Rong Xun paused, not knowing how to answer the conversation, he just pointed to the official road ahead and said "Let's go", without another word.