Linzhi

Li Suian was still dressed in red, bright and charming, the same as when she first met He Rong, the only difference was that her eyebrows were a little more sad and less domineering.

This is actually a good thing. Everyone has to grow up, and no one can live in a dream all his life.

Seeing each other is like not seeing each other, but she still came.

He Rong turned his horse's head to face the visitor.

"Second sister-in-law, did second brother ask you to see us off?"

He Xiu and Li Suian are not yet married, so it's too early to say "Second Sister-in-law", but it is not only a sign of etiquette, but also an implicit warning.

Warn her that her identity is different from what it used to be, and she can't act willfully.

Li Suian has calmed down, he is completely different from the impatience of the two "He San" just now.

She nodded. Neither of them got off their horses. They looked at each other with two horses in between.

In broad daylight, open and aboveboard, aboveboard.

"I heard that you are leaving, so I'll see you off." She paused, "Your second brother also knows, I told him."

He Rong cupped his hands: "Thank you, Second Sister-in-law, and please also ask Second Sister-in-law to bring me a sentence. I respect Second Brother, the same as I respect Elder Brother. It has not changed."

Li Suian stared deeply at the other party.

The wind lifted He Rong's robe sleeves and corners, flying wantonly, as if he was riding on the top of the dust, heading straight to the sky.

She still remembered that the first time the two met, it was really not pleasant, she made trouble for no reason, and He Rong refused to give in, so that for a long time later, when she mentioned the name He Rong, she couldn't help gnashing her teeth.

Thinking back now, if she hadn't been so domineering, aggressive, and repulsive at the beginning, would she have become completely different later?

But there are no ifs in the world.

Li Suian knew that He Rong was at odds with his father, and also knew that He Rong proposed to the prince to separate the left and right ministers in order to limit the power of the prime minister, which indirectly restricted his father.

And she has been surnamed Li since she was born, and her temper and everything about her come from this surname.

Between them, there is a river of heaven.

It's over before it begins.

She has always been smooth, and thought that she would always go smoothly, until she hit a wall on He Rong, and it was from that time that she gradually realized that in this world, many things are involuntary Changed by height of birth.

The serious illness of her grandmother made her realize that the world is impermanent and powerless to return to heaven, so Li Suian slowly curbed the burrs all over her body, and slowly settled all her temper.

Only, it was too late.

"Thank you." Li Suian said.

Thank you for letting me find my heart, thank God for letting me meet you, even if it was not a good beginning.

He Rong showed a hint of surprise: "Thank me for what?"

Li Suian smiled, and threw those slight melancholy into the wind. "Actually, after you returned to Beijing, I wanted to rush in front of you countless times and force you to ask a word, but then I thought about it, even if I forced you to find out something, so what? Nothing can be changed."

He Rong was silent.

Li Suian asked him: "Did you expect this result from the very beginning, so you always treat me honestly?"

He Rong: "Yes or not, is it important?"

Li Suian shook his head.

He Rong: "Second brother is not a difficult person to get along with, let's live a good life. I can't drink this glass of wedding wine. First, I wish you two to grow old together and be united forever."

Li Suian's heart felt sour, tears almost came out, she tried her best to hold back, took a deep breath, and said in a trembling voice: "...Thank you."

He Rong bowed his hands and saluted, and said slowly: "There will be a period later."

He paused slightly with the hand holding the rein, and said another word.

"Heng Guogong is Heng Guogong, you are you, so you can do it yourself."

Li Suian watched him turn and leave. A group of people rode on horses and gradually drifted away. The carriage behind them blocked their figures, and they became more and more blurred until they disappeared.

At this time, she hadn't had so many emotions and thoughts about life, but Li Suian intuitively felt that the last words He Rong said to her had far-reaching meaning and contained mystery.

However, He Rong and his party started from Chang'an and headed north along Puzhou. Their journey was not fast, half for sightseeing, half for traveling. It took nearly a month before they arrived in Fuzhou. There was still a long way to go from their destination to Lingzhou.

This suits Zhang Ze's appetite. He walked around and watched the flowers. Although he followed He Rong, he didn't dare to go to Huamianliusu, but he did not miss cats and dogs along the way. Two puppies were playing around on the road, and even ran up to tease others, but they were chased for three streets. After this incident, Xue Tan asked him to go out and not mention the name of King An, lest others think that King An was surrounded by people like Zhang Ze , King An can't afford to lose face.

"I heard that Lingzhou is not an easy place to manage, even Chen Wei was pushed away by them."

On the side of the official road, in the tea house, there are a few low tables, a few sitting rugs, and the thatch on the top is sparse and sparse, which can't cover the bright autumn sun, but the wind is high and the clouds are clear, but it is not cool and light.

"Who is Chen Wei?"

When they were away from home, they didn't pay attention to how many people there were. He Rong, Xue Tan, and Zhang Ze sat around one case, and the rest of the entourage and guards each took one case. Sang Lin took the teapot from the teahouse owner and poured tea for He Rong and the others. That being said, he asked casually.

"Marquis of Linjiang, Chen Wei, two great generals of this dynasty, as famous as Marquis of Wuwei, Zhang Tao. Qin Guogong, Pei Wuyang, can barely be named." Xue Tan dipped his finger in the tea, and ordered three points on the table, Erase the remaining two points.

"Now that Pei Wuyang and Zhang Tao are dead, there is only Chen Wei left. Of course, His Highness King An, as well as King Ji and Li Kuan who are now in the capital, and King Xing who is far away in the south of the Lingnan, can all be regarded as able to lead They were soldiers, but Li Kuan stayed in the capital and did not defend the border. The princes are rising stars, and they can be called prestigious. Even the Turks are like thunder, and there are only Chen and Zhang.”

Chen Wei has guarded the border for many years, alternating between Ganzhou and Lingzhou. Ever since Zhang Tao died and He Xiu returned to Beijing, Ganzhou has no one who knows the soldiers to guard. In order to prevent the Turkic people from moving around, this time He Rong took the initiative to ask for orders to guard the Lingzhou The imperial court immediately transferred Chen Wei from Lingzhou to Ganzhou.

"There are rumors that Chen Wei actually doesn't want to stay in Lingzhou at all. However, the emperor's order is hard to break. This time His Royal Highness Wang An is willing to take over. He is really happy, and he almost sent a generous gift to express his gratitude!"

"Why?" Sang Lin asked curiously.

He Rong answered this question for Xue Tan: "Because Chen Wei's roots are in Ganzhou, when he went to Lingzhou, he did not bring his own soldiers and horses, and the local government soldiers in Lingzhou formed their own faction, and the strong dragon could not suppress the local snake. , The local government soldiers also colluded with the merchants, and the merchants have their own backgrounds. It is said that the Yixing Zhou family, the Chen Liufan family, and the British Gonglu family all have their own businesses there."

Xue Tan let out a sigh: "The noble family, the noble noble family, and the government soldiers are intertwined. Do you think it is chaotic?"

Sang Lin was puzzled: "Isn't Lingzhou a border town? How come there are so many people opening shops and doing business there, and they are not afraid of being robbed by the Turks entering the city?"

Xue Tan said: "After all, the number of looting is small, and it is impossible for Lingzhou to be captured by the Turks so easily. Otherwise, what is the majesty of the court? This is one of the only roads leading to the Western Regions. The water and grass are abundant, the land is fertile, and it is suitable for living. Known as Jiangnan."

Sang Lin was stunned.

He filled everyone with tea, and remembering that He Rong loved sweets, he took out a small clay pot from his bosom, opened it and poured some honey into the tea.

Zhang Ze didn't guard against him, he opened his eyes wide and said, "You're really good at sycophancy!"

Sang Lin puffed up her mouth: "What flattery! Sister Wen Jiang gave it to me before I left."

Zhang Ze salivated with a smile on his face: "Then give me a spoonful too!"

Sang Lin gave him a blank look, then directly resealed the pot and stuffed it into the bag.

He Rong ignored their petty fights.

He said to Xue Tan: "It's not that Chen Wei can't take care of it, he just knows that he won't be able to stay in Lingzhou for long, and there's no need to fall out with the family and nobles at the same time over these things."

Xue Tan raised his eyebrows: "So, you plan to take care of it?"

He Rong picked up the teacup and drank tea.

"That depends on whether they will affect the long-term stability of Lingzhou, and whether they will affect what I have to do in Lingzhou."

This was said in a flat, but murderous way.

Xue Tan smiled.

……

How could Yu Feng, governor of Lingzhou, have expected that just as he sent away the big Buddha Chen Wei, he would welcome another Buddha even bigger than Chen Wei.

Prince Yipin, concurrently the governor of Lingzhou, a nobleman with a distinguished status.

You said that the dignified prince, even if he doesn't stay in the capital, where is it not good to go, but he will come to the border town?

As long as he thinks that this place will soon become King An's fiefdom, Yu Feng will feel very blocked.

I heard that King An still invited Ying to come to Lingzhou on his own initiative. What His Majesty originally wanted to bestow on him was the fertile land in the south of the Yangtze River.

Do you think this is a brain disease?

Of course, he only dared to slander these words in his heart. Facing King An, who came late, he still had to cheer up, and led the officials of Lingzhou to meet him outside the city of Lingzhou.

The guard of honor brought by King An was not many, but there were not many, a thousand people, there should be troops from the imperial army, all of them were murderous, and they might have been on the battlefield.Yu Feng pondered secretly, went up to him with a smile on his face, and saluted the leader who got off his horse.

"My lower official Lingzhou Inspector Yu Feng, pay my respects to His Royal Highness King An!"

All the officials saluted together, and at the end they couldn't help raising their heads to look at the rumored highness who had a foot disease.

It's okay, he has a handsome and harmless face, he doesn't look like he's been to so many places, and he doesn't look like a cruel person.

Yu Feng said with a smile: "Your Highness has been traveling all the way, and it's been a tiring journey. Your Highness has already prepared the inn, and please go to the city with everyone to rest. Tonight, your Highness will hold a banquet to cleanse Your Highness. Please also Your Highness." Appreciation."

He Rong: "Then there will be Governor Lao Yu."

Be gentle, gentle and courteous.

No matter what he thinks in his heart, at least the first impression of this highness made people feel relieved, Yu Feng hurriedly said: "I dare not be praised by your highness, if your highness doesn't dislike it, just call my official name Maolin."

He Rong nodded: "Okay then, Mao Lin, why do I live in the official post?"

Seeing Yu Feng was slightly startled, he said again: "I'm here to seal, not on business, I should live in the palace, or the governor's mansion, Maolin, you shouldn't understand this rule, right?"

Yu Feng said with a smile: "Your Highness, forgive me. It took less than two months for His Highness to come here from the imperial conferment. The time is a bit rushed, and we really don't have time to prepare!"

He Rong smiled: "That's easy, I'll just live in your Governor's Mansion."

Yu Feng was stunned.

He Rong: "Whenever you finish building the Governor's Mansion, I will move out from the Governor's Mansion."

Yu Feng: "Is this wrong?"

He Rong's face turned cold: "What's wrong? Could it be that you want me, King An, to live in an official post in your fief?!"

This turning face is like flipping a book, and it becomes faster than the sky in June.

Yu Feng still smiled and said: "Your Highness, the Governor's Mansion has limited specifications, and I'm afraid it can't match your status. Once the official post is arranged, the subordinate officials will come according to your preferences. Please forgive me, the governor's mansion. Supervision has been stepped up, and it should be completed soon!"

He Rong nodded: "You are right."

Before Yu Feng was happy, he changed the subject again: "Then move all the layout of the official post to the Governor's Mansion. Before the construction of the Governor's Mansion, I wronged Maolin to live in the official post for a few days."

Even though Yu Feng was so good at laughing, he couldn't help his smile froze.

"Your Highness..."

He Rong turned to Sang Lin and said, "Bring me the box in the carriage."

Sang Lin should be, and soon brought the long box.

"Does Maolin know what's inside?" He Rong asked Yu Feng.

"This, I can't guess." Yu Feng thought it was a meeting gift from He Rong.

Unexpectedly, when it opened inside, it turned out to be a long sword.

He Rong held the sword in his hand, and unsheathed it three points with the other hand.

The sword light was so dazzling that the officials present couldn't help blinking their eyes.

"This sword is the Hanguang sword given to me by the late emperor. I love it very much. I keep it with me all the time. I don't touch it for a day. It seems that something is missing. It makes Maolin laugh." He Rong smiled at Yu Feng. , put the sword back into its sheath, and with a bang, it seemed to hit Yu Feng's heart too.

He Rong got back on his horse, raised his sleeves and waved his hands.

"Enter the city!"

He looked at Yu Feng again: "Mao Lin, are you still leading the way?"

Yu Feng's smile could hardly be maintained anymore.

He has now completely overturned his previous ideas.

This King An, just because he sees his life is too comfortable, so he came here to make trouble, right?