Shanglin Night Snow

All kinds of sounds gradually disappeared, and Xun Miao fell into the dream that he hadn't experienced for a long time.

On the steep cliff, he climbed up with an old tree growing obliquely, but the sharp pain from his ribs made him unable to do what he wanted, and he couldn't help it. Suddenly, a hand stretched out from the top of his head, and he was overjoyed, and hurriedly grasped it. Unexpectedly, the next moment, he felt his whole body lighten—he had already fallen!Looking at what he was holding in his hand, it was clearly a piece of rotten wood!Desperately raised his head and shouted, but saw a person alone on the cliff, even though the surrounding scenery was blurred, only that face was still clear——

"Guo Kai!" He was eager to shout, but he didn't make a sound, but his eyelids moved and slowly opened.

"A Miao, you're awake!" The voices in the ears were joyful, and Xun Miao's gaze completely occupied the face in the dream, but the expressions on the two faces were quite different.

He opened his mouth, but only let out a very soft "um", and the pain in his ribs came again, reminding him of what he had experienced before.Sighing secretly, he carefully raised his finger to point to his ribs: Is this injury fatal?

Guo Jian understood, and whispered: "Shao Xianggong's sword was an accidental injury. It only cut some skin and did not hurt the internal organs. The doctor said that there is no problem. It will recover after ten or eight days. You don't have to worry about it." .”

Minor injury!Xun Miao breathed a sigh of relief, but there was another pain in his ribs, he was immediately confused, and tried to ask: "It's a small injury, why did I faint?"

"That's because..." Scratching his head, Guo Jian seemed a little hard to say.

"You were frightened by the sight of blood and fainted."

This voice—

Looking up, I saw a face that was exactly the same as the one in front of me, except that it lacked warmth and hospitality—that kind of indifference, exactly the same as in the dream!

Just for a moment, my heart was ups and downs, warm and cold.He opened his mouth to speak, but felt his throat was dry and his ribs became more painful when he coughed.

Seeing his frown, Guo Jian panicked and rushed to pour tea, but tripped over a stool and almost threw the cup he was holding into the air.Standing firm and looking up, he was shocked by the two beams of cold light that were thrown straight from the opposite side. At this moment, his hand was empty - the cup had been taken away.

"Good!" The man poured half a cup of warm tea and handed it to him.

Guo Jian did as he did, and saw him striding towards the bed, carefully lifting the injured man up against the head of the bed, when he turned around and saw that he was still standing there, his eyebrows twitched, and anger flashed in his eyes.Fortunately, Guo Jian was vigilant, so he hurriedly delivered the tea without waiting for him to speak.

After drinking a few sips of warm tea, Xun Miao felt better and cleared his throat: "Brother Guo is busy with business, Xun has a small injury, how dare you delay here?"

In front of Guo Jian, Guo Kai felt a little embarrassed.

Fortunately, Guo Jian didn't notice: Guo Jian didn't know anything about the two of them, so he thought for a while that Xun Miao was sorry for alarming his elder brother, and hurriedly said: "At that time, you fainted and your injuries were not clear. I was panicked for a while. , I was afraid that it would be difficult to deal with it alone, so I found my eldest brother to discuss it. But you are fine now, and everyone is happy."

It turned out that the injury was misrepresented, which made him have to show up!Xun Miao became more and more disappointed.

"It's getting late, I'll take care of you here for a while, you go back and ask Granny Bi to cook dinner." Guo Kai turned around and ordered.

Guo Jian didn't dare to object, so he went out immediately.

"What do you think of the Song Mansion's affairs today?"

When asked suddenly, Xun Miao looked at the person who had already sat on the edge of the bed, his eyes were blank and puzzled.

Guo Kai had no choice but to remind: "Shao Chenye wounded someone with a sword in the Song Mansion. This matter has reached the Kaiping Mansion. No matter what the cause of the incident, he must be punished. However, it is less than a month since he was in charge of the Privy Council. Do you think this is a coincidence?"

Staring blankly for a long while, Xun Miao was full of doubts: Even when the friendship was strong back then, he seldom talked about government affairs with him, let alone such things that ordinary people would keep secret, but today... But having said that, after this one Xun Miao really felt that this was strange.

Even if you don't mention whether Song Yan is as muddled and arrogant as rumored, just talking about what he did today is really a gentleman's demeanor!It's just that Xun Miao didn't think deeply about it at that time, thinking it was caused by drunkenness, but when he thought about it now, he came up with a mystery - at that time, could it be that the person deliberately angered Shao Chenye?

That's what he meant, but he didn't know why Guo Kai provoked such a remark. According to common sense, he might want to use the topic to preach to himself, but Xun Miao didn't like it. how?"

Knowing that he was deliberate and contemptuous, Guo Kai was not annoyed, he just said seriously: "Since this happened, do you think the Shao party will let it go? If Shao Chenye was convicted, the people behind him must do something! Seeing that a fierce battle is imminent, you have already Involved in the battle of leading the war, but still able to do so safely, without knowing that you are in danger?"

With a shock in his heart, Xun Miao bit his lips and hesitated for a moment, and finally thought that his words were exaggerated: "What can we do if we are in danger now that the matter has already happened? My district seventh-rank secretary supervisor has always been safe and does not involve court disputes. I was involved unintentionally, and I am a victim, so why should I be implicated?"

"Never been involved in court disputes?" Guo Kai's face flashed a hint of sarcasm, "What about the tabloids?"

With a serious expression on his face, Xun Miao suddenly raised his head: "What exactly do you mean?"

Sighing secretly, Guo Kai had no choice but to discuss the pros and cons with him in detail: "At present, in order to save the defeat, the Shao party may still investigate the past. If the tabloid incident is revealed, you will be in danger! Besides, even if you are Unintentionally being involved in today's incident, but contributed to the fact that Shao Chenye hurt people, so you still think you can stay out of it?" After a short pause, he said sincerely: "I came here today to persuade you to ask a foreigner to leave as soon as possible. Jing, to avoid danger!"

In a short period of time, Xun Miao's mind had already changed a few times. After thinking about it, he realized that what he said was true. He was shocked, but he was unwilling: "Speaking of tabloids, did you forget that you were also involved? Besides, you led the way." The military commander was already feared by the Shao party, but now he only persuades me to leave, but he doesn't want to leave a way out for himself?"

As if he had known that he would ask this question, Guo Kai said calmly: "You don't need to be suspicious. I told you that I also wanted a foreign job. It was not a lie. It was only after experiencing some unexpected events and being persuaded by others that I changed my mind. For the first reason, everyone has aspirations, and you seek a foreign job wholeheartedly, it is for the future, I am not a sage, and I am not exempt from vulgarity. Thinking about my current position, I can count it in exchange for my life's merits, and I am unwilling to give it up easily; secondly, I have been in danger many times but I am safe, because I have been sheltered, so why do I have to be afraid? Shao Dang's troubles, but it is the end of the battle, in other words, this is my opportunity to make great achievements!"

Contradicting what he said was actually for the sake of fame?Is this statement credible?Xun Miao pondered for a moment, then sneered coldly: "The person who gives you advice and makes you suddenly enlightened, isn't it King Jia?"

Undecided, Guo Kai said calmly: "It doesn't matter what someone says, as long as the words are reasonable, they are worth learning from, what do you think?"

The flashing meaning in his eyes was replaced by indifference, and Xun Miao finally learned to remain calm: "This is very true. Brother Guo's heartfelt words, Xun will remember it and learn from it." Closing his eyes tiredly, "I'm sorry to bother my brother for no reason today, it's getting late, brother Guo shouldn't delay here, let's go back sooner."

What should be said has been said, and Guo Kai himself has no intention of staying longer, so he leaves according to his words.As soon as he went out, Xifu rushed to meet him, followed him out of the small courtyard, and refused to turn back after sending him for a while. Guo Kai chased him several times to no avail, so he knelt down and touched the stubborn dog's head: "Go back, he dare not turn back." I am small and impatient of loneliness, so I really want you by my side." After speaking, he stood up, threw the two pieces of jerky far away with his hands, and then walked back a few steps, the black dog felt relieved and jumped at the jerky. The setting sun was still there, but the figure was no longer there. He called a few times but got no response, so he walked slowly back to the familiar and lonely courtyard with his tail drooping...

Although Xun Miao suffered minor injuries, it took less than half a month to recover.At this time, the case of Shao Chenye's wounding with a sword was reported by the Kaiping Mansion, which caused an uproar in the court. The emperor was furious and ordered a thorough investigation of the case. Holding a sword and injuring someone has violated the law, so he should be guilty of the crime, but the elders of the Song and Yan dynasties were frivolous, disregarded the etiquette, and snatched a married woman. Impeach.

A few days later, the case came to an end: Song and Shao held high positions, but they were reckless, disregarded the rules of etiquette, and corrupted the system. Therefore, they were all convicted. Song Yan was deposed as the Jiedu envoy of the Zhen'an Army and sentenced to Xuzhou; Shao Chenye violated the law of the country and wanted to commit murder. Although he failed to assassinate Song Yan, he also accidentally injured his secretary Xun Miao. So he was relieved of the pain of punishment and prison, dismissed from office for the people, and ordered to move to Dengzhou to support his old age.

The facts are clear, the two have nothing to say, but Song Yan, on the grounds of old age and frailty, went to the official position and moved to Zhengzhou to take care of him.

It was mid-June, early in the morning, the morning breeze was dry.

Xun Miao still felt hot while sitting in the car, and looked out of the curtain from time to time, looking anxious.

"Don't be impatient. It's just now. Mr. Song is getting old and likes to drink at night. It's impossible to leave so early." Guo Jian who was sitting opposite him was leisurely.

It was only last night that I heard that Song Yan was going to leave Beijing today. Even though there were only two dinners, Xun Miao and Guo Jian still decided to send him off.

Xun Miao just put down the curtain of the car, and heard a "quack" sound in his ears, like a goose.Curious, I lifted the curtains and followed the sound, and saw several carriages approaching.With a thought in mind, he hurriedly got out of the car and stepped forward, asking if it was the Song family's convoy.

When the report was made, Song Yan ordered the two of them to be led to the front of the car, greeted with courtesy and greetings, the old man invited him to get in the car and walk together for a while, and the two of them would follow suit.

Gossiping for a while, and then talking about the previous gambling game, Song Yan stroked his beard: "Have you gambled a few times, do you have any experience?"

Guo Jian said sincerely: "Our skills are not as good as others, and we are willing to gamble and admit defeat, and we must work hard in the future."

Xun Miao hesitated for a moment, and then slowly said: "After several times, no matter what God's will is like, or our skills are unfamiliar, we have lost all rounds. It can be said to be a crushing defeat! So I thought to myself, and finally thought that ordinary people are not suitable Indulging in gambling means losing one’s ambition on the one hand, and on the other hand, don’t look at it as a small gamble of a few pennies or tens of pennies, but it can be considerable if you accumulate it over time. Moreover, once you become addicted to it and lose your mind, one day you will inevitably lose your fortune! Although people should have fun at the right time, However, as my husband said, there are more than thousands of pleasures in the world, and there is no need to choose this one."

The old man expressed his relief: "You have finally opened your mind. It seems that the hundred coins are not in vain!" Seeing that Guo Jian was still at a loss, he tried to persuade him: "The old man is addicted to gambling, but he never said it was a good thing. It’s just that you can’t quit. How can the game be determined? People in the world gamble ten times and lose nine times. However, small gambles have always been casual, big gambles can be avoided if possible, it is really unavoidable, and I will never engage in unprepared disputes, but do my best to obey the destiny!"

Hearing this, Xun Miao seemed to have realized something. After thinking for a moment, he bowed down and thanked the old man, claiming to be taught.

Between the words, the geese croaked in their ears, and the two became more and more curious.Seeing the understanding, Song Yan smiled and explained: "The old man won dozens of geese fighting in a bet with others, and now he is about to leave Beijing, but he can't bear to abandon it, so he simply took them away for future fighting. Play."

After the words were finished, the city gate was seen ahead.Thousands of miles to see off guests, there will be a farewell.In front of the city gate, the two got out of the car and stood on the side of the road to watch the cars and horses drive away. Finally, they could see the source of the endless noise of "croaking": ten or twenty fat and strong fighting geese were placed on the flatbed cart. In the big cage, everyone scrambled to sing!

Along the way, the sound of cars rumbling and geese croaking complement each other, attracting the attention of many passers-by.

As the car drove away, the sound of geese was faint, and Guo Jian touched his forehead, seemingly unintentionally said: "Recently, I heard that the government has disposed of dozens of fighting geese raised in Yujin Garden. I thought they would put them in my shop. Consignment..." Pausing for a moment, he sighed softly: "It seems that the gambling skills of the officials have not improved..."

Xun Miao was thinking in his heart, when he heard the word "official family", he raised his head, and for a moment he had no intention of speaking: "This is not necessarily the case, since the official family has learned from Song Xianggong, it has its own advantages!" Then listen to Guo Jian's side "Huh", obviously surprised, realized the gaffe, hurriedly dragged him back, while changing other words.

at the same time.

On the palace city in the distance, the person he talked about stood quietly, and was also sent away.

Footsteps came from behind, and Mu Yunqi knew it was Zhao Yude without looking back.

After singing a song, Zhao Yude replied: "Song Xianggong left Beijing early in the morning, and I have sent capable guards to accompany him."

Mu Yunqi nodded, feeling a little more at ease: Although the matter has come to this point, it would be futile to attack Song Yan, but after all, caution is the first priority, and it is always good to take some precautions.Turning around and taking a few steps, he asked, "Did Shao Chenye leave Beijing yesterday, and there was something unusual at that time?"

Zhao Yude replied yes, and said: "Yesterday, Shao Chenye took his family out of Beijing and did not see Shao Dianshuai to see him off. He also said that although Shao Chenye was upset and moody these days, he did not do anything unusual, and Shao Dianshuai's residence was as peaceful as ever."

Caressing his forehead, Mu Yunqi was puzzled: For some reason, he always felt that this matter was too easy, but he didn't say anything. After the incident happened, Shao Jingheng came to apologize for Shao Chenye, but he never asked for anything for him. Humanity, this is unavoidable.In addition, Ding Zhibai's collusion with the enemy was mostly framed by others. Looking at it now, the purpose of the setter was to let Shao Chenye be in charge of the privy. However, within a month of this plan, Shao Chenye was deposed. It was Shao Jingheng, but how could he be so calm, as if nothing had happened?

Seeming to see through his mind, Zhao Yude took the opportunity to play: "Er Zhu Kuan's case, the minister interrogated the Hu messengers several times these days, and finally found doubts. The history of these days of running away is also full of loopholes, so I speculate that he may not be familiar with Er Zhu Kuan, and may not even be someone under Er Zhu Kuan's command!"

Mu Yunqi was momentarily noncommittal.Walking back and forth for a while, brows furrowed deeply: "If Ding Zhibai is really framed, what is the benefit of having Shao Chenye in charge of the Privy Council for a month?"

Zhao Yude was confused and couldn't answer.

After a moment of silence, Mu Yunqi suddenly turned his head and said sharply: "Quickly order Ding Zhibai to rush to the Privy Council to conduct a thorough investigation of the government and military affairs decided by Shao Chenye in the past month, no matter how big or small, to see if there is anything wrong with it!"

There are contingencies in everything, and Mu Yunqi really hopes that this "what if" this time is just his unreasonable speculation and hesitation, otherwise, something bad will happen...