Leisurely Moon Pavilion

"Mr. Tang, don't come here without any problems." Fang Linyong bent down again habitually.

Tang Duhan saw that he was carrying a long sword and a black suitcase, "Master Fang prepared his horse for a long journey?"

Fang Linyong looked up and straightened up for a moment, "It's just small things, but Mr. Tang, the humble and humble ministers remember that Mr. Tang lives in the eastern suburbs, why are you passing by here today?"

Tang Duhan suddenly remembered how Zhong Jingting humiliated Fang Linyong's monastic background in the palace, and guessed that the two of them had a lot of festivals, so he just said, "It's just a stroll."

Fang Linyong naturally didn't believe this kind of reason, but seeing that others didn't want to tell the truth, there was no need for him to deliberately point it out, "Then I will take the first step, and the young master will pass by the western suburbs some other day. Don't waste the old friendship."

Tang Duhan was still smiling when he rented the carriage. He had some friendship with Fang Linyong, but he had a lot of enemies.

It was already evening when we returned to Xianyue Pavilion, unlike before, the lights were feasting and feasting, but today Xianyue Pavilion was in a daze and the door was closed.

Tang Duhan led Zhong Jingting in quietly through the back door, and met the same brown clothed man as he passed the courtyard.

The man's hair grew to his waist, but he just tidied it up and tied it up with thick cloth strips. His right leg was obviously injured more severely than Zhong Jingting's, and it was almost difficult to move without crutches. Holding a square embroidered bag in his hand, he hurried to the back door. look.

"Where is this going?" Tang Duhan stood in the middle of the aisle and spoke mockingly.

Ran Nan raised her head, almost wanting to scare Tang Duhan. Last time, the imperial study room didn't think about it carefully. Now, when she saw it, her eyes were sunken, her face was sallow and there were many long scars. Qing Shi's beautiful eyes when he was picking thorns and finding faults were cloudy and dull. If he didn't raise his head and lower his head from time to time, he would have thought that he had lost his eyesight all these years.As soon as he opened his mouth, his voice was trembling and hoarse, and there seemed to be fear, worry, and confusion in it, but there was no sense of beauty, "You...what are you..."

When Tang Duhan recalled the accusations made by Yushufang, he was still articulate and clear, how did he end up like this in a sudden month?All of a sudden, all the thoughts of revenge and hatred in the past disappeared, and he paused and said again and again, "You, what's wrong?"

Ran Nan had just seen who was coming, and hurriedly hid aside, "I, I..."

Just can't tell.

Tang Duhan asked Zhong Jingting to take care of Ran Nan in the backyard for the time being, and went upstairs to find Jingfeng by himself.

Jing Feng was sitting carelessly in the cleaning room, when he saw Tang Duhan come back, he stretched out his hand and said, "The matter is done, and there is still 500 taels of silver as agreed."

Tang Duhan took out the silver from the dark side of the wooden cabinet and handed it over, "How is Uncle Chen?"

"Early this morning, the officials took him away."

"These dog officials see that money is open, as long as he sends a few more boxes of money, he will not worry about making a comeback."

"Don't worry, as soon as Uncle Chen leaves, the pavilion will run away and scatter. I will burn it down at night. Such a place of injustice can only be kept until it changes hands and takes root again."

Tang Duhan looked at Jing Feng's gritted teeth, "You hate him that much?"

"My mother is □□, I have survived in the pile of fat powder over there since I was a child, and was sold to Xianyue Pavilion here when I was five years old. I obviously didn't live for many years, but I have seen all kinds of scandals, so I burned it , I would rather go to the countryside to farm.”

Tang Duhan was speechless, and only spoke after a while, "I just saw Ran Nan, why did I completely change myself."

"How do I know this?" Jing Feng was about to get up and leave, "You have to leave as soon as possible, don't be troubled by the fire at night."

"You have to arrange for everyone else to go out beforehand."

"Don't worry, there were not many people left."

Returning to Zhining Lu, after dinner, Tang Duhan gave Zhong Jingting the main room to sleep in, went to Xiaosong by himself, and placed Ran Nan in the room that Gui Yun hadn't used for a long time.Tossing and turning at night and unable to sleep, You Qi looked at the room and objects in front of him, and the scene of Xiaosong's past came to his mind.There was a knock on the door outside the house, Zhong Jingting came in and sat by the bed, "I can't sleep all around, I see the candle is still on in your room, I want to talk to you."

"Me too, the winter is long and the night is long, but I don't sleep as much."

"The Xianyue Pavilion was arranged by you?"

"Well, Chen Shuranan and his party can't always be slaughtered."

"I listened to the chatter of a few people in the backyard, and it's really powerful."

Tang Duhan pulled Zhong Jingting over to sleep on the edge of the bed, "It's cold in winter nights, so you should cover yourself with a quilt to keep warm." After hesitating for a while, he said, "In my hometown, such things happen frequently among shops. The common people are ignorant, and they are all led away by saying what others say."

"Your hometown?" Zhong Jingting paused, "By the way, you are actually not Tang Duhan, a Jiangling candidate."

The cold moon outside the house was bright, and a little light penetrated through the paper window, and the crumbs were sprinkled on the Komatsu table, elongating the reflection of some objects on the table.

"Actually, I'm not a young lady from Xianyue Pavilion," Tang Duhan said in a steady voice, seemingly without emotion, "In the blink of an eye, I've been away from my hometown for nearly ten years."

"Where is your hometown?"

"North Bank of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River."

"That's not far away, I'll go back when I have a chance."

Tang Duhan smiled, "It's not far in space, but it's thousands of years away in time."

"Ok?"

"It's nothing, I just shouldn't be able to go back."

Zhong Jingting hoarsely changed the subject and asked, "How is your hometown?"

"My hometown advocates equality and freedom for everyone, equality between men and women, no class, and the people are the masters of the country," Tang Duhan said with a smile, "However, wherever there is money, there will never be no class; Everyone will be equal. Every child can go to school, but the rich will go abroad, the middle class will stay in the local area, and the children of the poor will not be able to continue after only a few years. Everyone has clothes to wear, but some The children of wealthy families can have more and better clothes."

"You don't seem to like your hometown very much?"

"But after such a long time, when I suddenly think about it, it's actually still a miss."

"Why?"

"Although it is not perfect, it is better than now."

The two were dumbfounded.

Zhong Jingting said slowly, "Then when are you going to work on the matter of the sixth prince?"

"It should be here soon." Tang Duhan replied with a sad tone.

Seeing his appearance, Zhong Jingting didn't intend to ask any more, and got up to go out, "I'll ask Ran Nan if he needs anything?"

"Can he talk to you normally?"

"No, the speech is intermittent, and one or two can be heard vaguely."

"So, did I tell you anything?"

Zhong Jingting stopped and shook his head.

Tang Duhan saw that the door was opened to reveal the cold wind and moon, and then it was suddenly closed. He wanted to wear a big cloak and go out, but he couldn't find it for a long time.

There was a burst of exclamation, and Zhong Jingting hurried over and said, "It's gone, Ran Nan!"

"He has nowhere to go, let's go to Xianyue Pavilion."

The two carried lanterns all the way and walked quickly between the snowy roads. Zhong Jingting walked very slowly because of his lameness. Tang Duhan stopped for a while and accelerated for a while. It is the Xun Mansion, and to the right is the Xianyue Pavilion. Looking back on the affairs of the two people in the past ten years, they have all dispersed now, and my heart is miserable.

After finally approaching the Xianyue Pavilion, I saw bursts of flames soaring into the sky. Such a prosperous and warm place has been completely swallowed by the flames...

☆、Belin

In the winter night, the cold wind blows, only blowing the flames of Xianyue Pavilion more and more, and the fiery red light completely wraps the attic. From a distance, it looks like a Bodhisattva who is about to become a Buddha, his whole body is illuminated by golden clothes.The adults and children running around just waited and watched quietly, as if a place like Xianyue Pavilion burned down, and it was only for the sake of the people, and they wanted to give high-fives to celebrate, so why bother to carry water to put out the fire?The fire was getting bigger and bigger, and it was completely beyond human control. Seeing that the flames were about to catch up with the houses next door, the people went home to fetch water, and when they were finally extinguished, it was almost dawn.Tang Duhan and Zhong Jingting stood under Xianyue, who was only left with a charred black frame, and no one ran out all night, "Jingfeng is pretty reliable in his work."

Just when I was feeling relieved and about to find another Ran Nan, a middle-aged woman's high-pitched and sharp voice sounded, "There is still someone here!"

Upon closer inspection, the body had been burnt through and beyond recognition, only the severed right leg could be vaguely seen. As for who it was, it was a certainty.

On the way back, Tang Duhan looked gloomy and said nothing, Zhong Jingting arrived in the Zhining Hut, and while boiling hot water, said, "No one expected the sudden and huge fire last night."

Throat rolling voice, "I know."

The movement of flicking the matches stopped for a while and then resumed, "No one would know that Ran Nan ran back suddenly."

"What is he going back for?" Tang Duhan asked.

"This, how do I know?"

"Could it be that there are still things he needs to use in Xianyue Pavilion? Thinking about it, there is nothing he can't let go of." Tang Duhan saw the boiling water plopping, "The water is boiling .”

Zhong Jingting didn't answer, Tang Duhan also stopped talking when he saw this, and picked up the kettle to fetch water.

After using the porridge and steamed buns he bought, Tang Duhan went to the Yamen alone to visit the prison, and only saw Uncle Chen after he was paid heavy and heavy silver.

Uncle Chen hasn't grown old these years, and even though he was locked in prison today, he still looks calm. When he saw Tang Duhan coming, he was shocked at first, but then he immediately understood the reason, so he didn't treat him well.

"Uncle Chen, I brought breakfast anyway." Tang Duhan put down the round sourwood lunch box, lifted the lid, and there was a bowl of hot porridge and a few side dishes inside.

Chen Shu'an sat on the dry grass on the ground and ignored it.

"The Xianyue Pavilion was on fire last night, and it was burned to ashes." Tang Duhan said slowly while squatting and looking at the delicate carvings on the basket.

Uncle Chen's expression changed slightly, and he continued to ignore the visitor.

"I know, people say that there are three caves for cunning rabbits, and a smart person like Uncle Chen will definitely not have only one place to live in Xianyue Pavilion, but," Tang Duhan looked up at Uncle Chen and said with a smile, "no matter how cunning the rabbit is If you are in a cage, no matter how many holes there are outside, it’s useless.”

"If you have something to say, you might as well just say it, you didn't come here today to tease me?" Uncle Chen opened his mouth.

"Wen Xie committed suicide suddenly and Ran Nan went half-crazy, who did it?"

"Since it's suicide, who else can do it?"

"If you are honest, I am willing to let Uncle Chen live. Anyway, Uncle Chen has no one to rely on now, so it is better to use each other."

"The steward of the Xun Mansion came to arrange it."

"Guiyun?" Tang Duhan thought to himself, "Why is she?"

"I've said it all, you want to let me go with the government."

Tang Duhan cast a disgusted glance, "You are dreaming."

Returning to Zhining Lu full of doubts, even though getting rid of the Xianyue Pavilion group of people would be painless to him, why did Gui Yun hide it from him?Unexpectedly, not long after sitting down, he said that Cao Cao had arrived, and Gui Yun ran into Zhining Lu with tears all over his face and red and swollen eyes. The messenger came to report that the battle in the north was defeated, and Lord Xun died."

But Tang Duhan saw this battle and already guessed that something happened to Xun Yiyang, but he was still in a trance when he heard it personally. In recent days, old people have passed away one after another. , and now there is only bitter memory left, "The body, has it been brought back?"

"If you die on the battlefield, there is only a body wrapped in horse leather. Where can there be any remains?" Gui Yun sobbed again, "Now, I don't know what to do."

Tang Duhan calmed down and said, "What about the future? Seeing that the battle in the north has been defeated, maybe the Mongolian soldiers will go south soon, and the family of the court and officials like the Xun Mansion is bound to be implicated. You should plan as soon as possible and get out before you leave." Yes. In ancient times, when dynasties changed, men were defeated and their wives and daughters would be sold as official prostitutes. What do you plan to do now?"

Gui Yun was startled when he heard that, "In the future...", "Don't worry, Young Master, Gui Yun has his own arrangements."

"That's good."

The next morning Guiyun came to Ninglu again, this time to say goodbye.

Tang Duhan woke up very early that day, waiting for the water to boil to make tea.He heard a light knock on the door, and saw that it was Gui Yun, a man dressed in suits, with a small bag on his back.

"This is?"

"Young master, I have already told everyone in the Xun family. Fortunately, the old housekeeper is also a reasonable person. From now on, I will go to the north to find Master Xun's body. Alone in exile." Gui Yun's eyes were red with moisture.

"Are you going to your daughter's house alone?"

"Young Master, don't worry, the Xun Manor has a trustworthy young man to go with him."

"When are you leaving?"

"Leave when the city gate reopens at noon."

"Then come with me to boil water and drink tea. I don't know if we will see you again after this farewell."

"Young master, do you have any plans?"

"Ok?"

"If the Mongols really come in, and if the imperial court is defeated, now is the best time to rescue the sixth prince." Gui Yun skillfully added firewood and fire, and the water boiled in a short while.

"I understand how to do it." Tang Duhan's eyes were firm. He poured water into the pot and carried it to the room. He sprinkled a few tea tips into the cup and watched it roll in the boiling water. What happened to Uncle Chen in prison Suddenly flashed into my mind, "Gui Yun, you assigned Wen Xie and Ran Nan, the young servants of Xianyue Pavilion, to get them from the housekeeper of the Xun Mansion?"

"Huh? No."

Tang Duhan looked at Guiyun's eyes, "Uncle Chen, you old fox!"

"What's wrong, son?"

"It's okay. Wen Xie and Ran Nan were killed for no reason. What Uncle Chen said was done by you. I'm still curious about what you did for no reason. Since it's not you, it's meaningless."

"Who did the young master guess it was?"

"Forget it, it doesn't matter, we have nothing to hide our worries now, let this group of people go."

The two changed the subject, but it was just the time spent together in Zhi Ning Lu in the past.

Guiyun sat down and held Tang Duhan's sleeve, "My lord, I was sold by my family when I was young, so I have nothing to worry about. Now that Mr. Xun has passed away, the world is only talking about you, my lord. In this package is These banknotes are delicate, so you must keep them safe, if one day the sixth prince is rescued from the palace, you will need to use these things," Gui Yun clenched his sleeves tightly, "Young master, take care of yourself."

☆, reunion

In the afternoon of the same day, Tang Duhan and Zhong Jingting made a clear statement, arranged their clothes and prepared their horses, asked for directions along the way, and rushed to Fangfu in the western suburbs.

He reported his name in front of the door and waited for a quarter of an hour before the burly housekeeper said that Mr. Fang was free to meet him.

Fang Mansion is located in the central area of ​​the western suburbs. It is different from the richness and austerity of Xun Mansion, but it presents the Huizhou architectural style in the south of the Yangtze River. The walls are graceful and elegant, Tang Duhan, like all ordinary people in the world, thought that a successful poor like Fang Linyong should wish to show his status as a prosperous man, and his residence must be luxurious and luxurious. The group of frustrated people secretly ridiculed that "it's just a jumping clown like an upstart".It seemed that when Fang Linyong came out from behind the ancient and vicissitudes of the old plum screen, he realized how superficial he was and how superficial he was.

Fang Linyong ordered the butler to go down to prepare tea, and invited Tang Duhan to sit in the Eight Immortals chair in the living room, "Mr. Tang suddenly rebelled, but is there something urgent?"

"Lord Fang," Tang Duhan folded his hands in a circle and bowed deeply, "Please trouble Sir Fang to bring the grass-roots people into the palace to ask to see the emperor."

After doing a round of Tai Chi, Fang Linyong sipped his tea, then slowly put down the teacup, and let Tang Duhan maintain a humble posture in front of him, "I will report this matter to the emperor tomorrow morning, as for whether the emperor is willing or not." See, humble ministers have no right to call the shots."

"Thank you, Master Fang."

The two chatted for a while, and Fang Linyong dragged Tang Duhan to the Fang Mansion for dinner before seeing off the guests.

Returning to Zhining Lu from the western suburbs, it was already the top of the moon.

Zhong Jingting sat in the room with a lack of interest, looking at Tang Duhan's "Shu Yu Ci" on the bedside, his eyelids were about to close, when he saw Tang Duhan came back, he immediately got up and said, "Have you eaten dinner?" ?”

"It's been used in Fangfu."

Zhong Jingting saw his tired face, "Why, Fang Linyong won't help?"

"He explained that he would tell the emperor to see if the emperor meant to see him or not."

"That's also his duty, so he can't just take you in rashly."

Tang Duhan smiled slightly, "I thought if it were you, you would drag him into the palace by force and you wouldn't be able to stay for another day."

"After several months of misfortunes, I realized that I can't ask for my wish in everything." Zhong Jingting looked gloomy, "It's just that he said so on the surface, so I don't know if it's true or not. If he didn't ask, but came to tell you yes The emperor doesn't want to see it, and we have nothing to do."

"Now after all the calculations, the only person we know who can talk to the emperor is him. What a twist of fate. Now we can only take one step at a time." Tang Duhan sat down on the edge of the bed, "You Have you had dinner?"

"No, I planned to wait for you to come back. Now that you have eaten, I don't have much appetite at first. It's not a problem if I don't eat a meal. I just read Li Qingzhao's words all afternoon, and my mind is tired and my mood is even worse."

Tang Duhan smiled, "In the past 600 years of Tang and Song Dynasties, there has only been one decent poetess like her. How can you ruin your mood?"

"It's too sad after all."

"Why don't you feel sad when the country is ruined and the family is destroyed?" Tang Duhan suddenly thought of the Mongolian soldiers going south, and his eyes turned down. "I'm afraid that one day, we will not be luckier than her."

Zhong Jingting understood what he meant, and sat quietly by the side, speechless.

The next day Tang Duhan went to the western suburbs again, and only saw Fang Linyong after waiting for half an hour.

"Young Master Tang, I have already reported to the emperor today, but the war in the north has been tense recently, and the emperor is busy with government affairs, so I really don't have time to spare. I will ask again tomorrow."

"Please trouble Mr. Fang."

For several days like this, Tang Duhan rode a horse to the western suburbs every afternoon to wait for Fang Linyong to show up. Only then can I return to Zhining Lu.

"I think Fang Linyong is clearly trying to trick us!"

"Forget it, we have no other way out now." Tang Duhan clenched the quilt tightly, the house was filled with cold wind, his body became weaker and weaker after days of running around, and he was even more likely to fall ill due to his sweating while riding a horse in winter.

"I'll go tomorrow."

"There were so many holidays in the past, but he has not changed his willingness to receive you."

Zhong Jingting bowed his head, "I'll find a doctor to come and have a look, so you can rest."

Finally on this day, Fang Linyong took Tang Duhan's hands with a smile on his face, "It is the emperor's order to meet the young master in the imperial study room tonight."

After burning incense and bathing, I straightened my clothes, and the sedan chair stopped again in front of the tall Xuanwu Gate, as if it had been decades ago.

The imperial study room is brightly lit, and the refreshing ambergris smoke is curling up. The former third prince is wearing a golden dragon robe and sitting in the dragon cave where the former emperor died suddenly, reviewing the memorial.It doesn't look like the slut who was dressed in black and mistook someone to flirt with the young man in Xianyue Pavilion. Tang Duhan was also in a daze when he saw him. The last time he saw him was the sixth prince who had just been imprisoned. On the day Nei was released, all he was filled with was resentment, and he felt that the person in front of him was extremely hateful and hateful.Now for more than a month, all the old friends have passed away one after another, and my emotions have gradually calmed down. I only think that the royal palace is fighting for power like this. When I acquiesced to help the sixth prince frame Concubine Jin, the third prince must also hate the poison.

"Caomin join the emperor." Tang Duhan coughed twice, suppressing the discomfort in his throat and knelt down.

"Since you are sick, why don't you invite a helpful doctor to take a look." The emperor waved his hand to signal the eunuchs and maids in the room to go out, "Sit down, you don't need to kneel."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Fang Linyong said that you are in a hurry, why do you stick to this red tape when you meet?" The emperor said with a smile, put down the memorial in his hand, and looked into Tang Duhan's eyes.

"Your Majesty, Cao Min once again begs you to let the sixth prince go."

"I said, I will not let the tiger go back to the mountain." His tone was firm, his eyes were like sticks.

Tang Duhan changed the subject and asked, "Your Majesty, I heard that Master Xun died heroically for his country?"

The man in Longtazhong frowned slightly, "The Mongols are aggressive and good at horse fighting, which is very bad for our troops."

"Which enemy countries have the Mongols conquered?"

"Xiliao, Xixia, and Khwarazmo, I didn't know you were paying attention to these things before."

Tang Duhan didn't go along with it, "The emperor asked Lord Xun to arrange for me to take the exam instead of Tang Duhan, do you know who I am?"

"Youfeng, a young lady in the Xianyue Pavilion, was sold into the pavilion at the age of five and has never received any guests."

"No, Your Majesty, I died of illness in China a thousand years later, and only after waking up did I become a friend of Xianyue Pavilion."

The emperor was dumbfounded, "How do you make me believe such a statement?"

"At this moment, what's the use of me lying to you?" Tang Duhan covered his chest again, coughed, and smiled bitterly, "I asked Guangling when I woke up, but he didn't know who Kublai Khan was, and the books in the cabinet date back to the Southern Song Dynasty .”

"Although in the history I have learned, there has never been a name for the emperor's dynasty, but the grassroots know that Genghis Khan Temujin of Mongolia unified Mobei and expanded abroad, successively destroying Xiliao, Xixia, Khwarazmo, and Dongxia. In the Jin Dynasty, after Mengge Khan died of illness in the Southern Song Dynasty, Kublai Khan became Khan, the country was named "Dayuan", moved the capital to Dadu, and defeated the Southern Song Dynasty in the Yashan sea battle to unify the Central Plains."

"The Yuan Dynasty was short-lived, but only a hundred years. After Zhu Yuanzhang established the Ming Dynasty, Huang Taiji established the Qing Dynasty, and in the next 38 years, there was a lot of talk about the Republic of China and the New China," Tang Duhan said, and his mind became more and more confused. To be king, what great achievements are there, and what is the saying of "letting the tiger go back to the mountain"?"

☆, leaving the palace

There was a long period of relative silence between the two, only the sound of Tang Duhan's cough resounded throughout the imperial study room, and the bright candlelight illuminated some black shadows on the silk curtain from time to time, the cold wind did not enter, and only silence Scratching the Qian screen window, is it as if there is still a bright moon hanging high outside the house?

"You, what was your original name?"

Tang Duhan was slightly taken aback, "Li Dan."

"Li Dan," he read, "You ask Fang Linyong to come in, and he will take you to release the sixth brother."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Walking into the royal dungeon in a roundabout way, Fang Linyong, holding a torch, walked down the sinking stairs step by step, with cobwebs all over people's faces, creaking mice, and the smell that always waved away no matter how far he walked. Tang Duhan couldn't tell whether the lingering rancid smell was animal corpses or human corpses. He could only cover his mouth and nose with his sleeves. Because he couldn't breathe, he coughed several times, shaking the entire quiet prison as if it was about to collapse. .

"Let an imperial physician take a closer look later, Mr. Tang?"

"No need, thank you, Mr. Fang, for your concern."

I didn't know how far I walked, and I finally saw a slight fire. Tang Duhan suddenly felt a feeling of "being closer to the hometown and being more timid". As the fire gradually brightened, many things came to my mind recently. Six What is the prince's appearance about this place for a long time?Ran Nan was reduced to smoky eyes, Zhong Jingting was limping on his right foot, the sixth prince with bright eyes like before, but he didn't dare to think about it.

The sound of the chains colliding sounded, did he stand up when he heard his own footsteps?It's a pity that the air is full of rancidity, and it's impossible to feel the flow of breath, otherwise, can I quietly feel the slowness of his breathing on the other side of the firelight?Tang Duhan couldn't help coughing twice again, which made the sound of the chain knocking louder and louder.

Turning around the corner of the wall, I finally saw his appearance.

The hair is tied with the festival at that time, and only a few hair ends can be seen escaping under the dim candlelight; the face may be pale without seeing the sun; His beard and beard, which had not been shaved for a long time, were in a mess; the navy blue and gold-edged brocade clothes on his body were stained with the filth of many prisons, and they were already half-black.

"Sixth prince." Tang Duhan called out, and both of them felt that it must be a long time.

Tang Duhan described how to see the process one by one.

Behind Fang Linyong, two silent men entered the imperial study together.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Tang Duhan knelt down.

The sixth prince also knelt down, but did not speak.

"Do you have a plan, where are you taking him?" The emperor's face was depressed, "The messenger was urgent just now, General Chen, the commander of the northern war, died in battle. Mongolia's southward capital city, I'm afraid, it will only be a few days."

"The farther you escape, the more you hide your name as a villager."

The emperor sneered after hearing this, "I am a member of the royal family, and one day I have to 'hide my name' in order to survive!"

"Your Majesty," Tang Duhan said lightly from the side, "Since the Mongols are coming soon, won't your Majesty leave? It is said that if there are green hills left, I am not afraid that there will be no firewood..."

"No, a monarch can't do the thing of fleeing before the battle no matter what." He got up and walked down Longta, and stopped in front of Tang Duhan, "Since Li Dan, you said that there is no word about this dynasty in the history books, then my The ending can’t be concluded from this, because it’s not like the Mongolian soldiers confronted each other head-on, so we can’t predict that I will lose him.”

"Your Majesty," Fang Linyong knew the situation in prison, and knelt down, "Your Majesty, let's go, pretend to be sick to the outside world for the past few days, and let the humble ministers boldly take over to maintain the court for the time being."

"Master Fang..." Tang Duhan always felt that he couldn't understand this person.

"I came out of Fangjia Village in Majiashan, and I have no power or influence. If it wasn't for the fact that the third prince never gave up and was willing to join the curtain, I don't know how many times I would have been ostracized and ridiculed by my peers in the officialdom. , it should be time to repay the emperor for his kindness."

"I won't go." The sleeves of the golden dragon robe were swung, and they just touched the candlestick. With a bang, the bronze Xianghe candlestick fell down and fell on the smooth ground. The thin red candle flickered slightly, and gradually off.

"Your Majesty, you also know that this battle is bound to be defeated. If you fight hard, you will harm innocent people, and you will be captured as slaves. If you seek peace, you will be nothing but a puppet who will become rich from now on. Your Majesty..."

"I won't leave. The army has its responsibilities, and so do I. Fight with all your strength. If you lose, you will die. Since thousands of years are only a moment, why should you be afraid of death?" The emperor's voice was steady and firm, without any sign of wavering , "I only hate that I have only been on the throne for more than a month. I think it is hard work, but the dynasty is destroyed by me in a blink of an eye. The most hated is that I was defeated by a foreign race."

"Leave as soon as possible, the farther the better. Li Dan said, since the Southern Song Dynasty can survive to the end, why not go south to Lin'an."

"The humble minister swears to follow the emperor to the death."

After Fang Linyong finished speaking, Tang Duhan heard the voice of the sixth prince, "Thank you, Third Brother."

The moonlight inside the palace wall was like water, and the cold wind was blowing. Tang Duhan was coughing non-stop from the cold, but his face was flushed, and his hands clenched tightly the shawl and cloak given by the emperor before he left.

The sixth prince watched as he hurriedly took off his cloak and put it on the shoulders of the person beside him, his voice choked up, "I have suffered so much for you these days. I used to claim that I was not worthy of the throne and that I was not worthy of your consideration, but now..."

Tang Duhan suppressed the soreness in his nose, and was hugged tightly by the sixth prince, "Now is the past, now I only hope that we will go to Lin'an, and we will have a stable life."

"There will be."

Tang Duhan smiled, "Going back to Zhining Lu from the palace, I'm afraid it will take until dawn, the first step will be unstable."

"I'll carry you."

"It's just a cough, not a limp." Tang Duhan was originally smiling, but when he said the last two words, he couldn't help but stop, "Zhong Jingting, the Zhong Mansion is now in ruins, and his sister passed away a few days ago, I left him in Zhining I live in the hut, let's go to Lin'an together tomorrow."

"His leg injury was originally caused by me, and I am also responsible for the Zhongfu incident. I have been with him since childhood, so there is no reason not to go together." The sixth prince leaned close to Tang Duhan, and the two walked along the city wall against the wind. And line, "It's just that I always only have you in my heart, so you absolutely don't need to think about it."

Tang Duhan smiled, "I know."

When we returned to Zhining Lu, it was pitch black all around, only the familiar courtyard was still dimly lit with candles, hearing the sound, Zhong Jingting limped and walked as fast as he could to greet him, when he saw the sixth prince , I couldn't help crying, "Hurry up, get in the house to warm up, I'll go heat the water."

"Don't be busy for now. We finally met each other. We will hide first. Everyone has worked hard for a few months. Finally, we can relax for a while. It doesn't matter whether he has hot water or not." And tell him all about it.

It was the night when several people chatted and spent the night. For safety, they each prepared money and clothing, and drove south the next day at dawn.

"I heard that Lin'an is a prosperous and prosperous place. When the money is gone, we will live in the deep mountains and be a few wild cranes in the clouds. How comfortable and happy." After leaving the city gate, Tang Duhan sat in the carriage and lifted the curtain Talk to Zhong Jingting happily.

"I said, don't worry about being happy, wait until the next station, and you will be the driver instead."

After more than a month, I finally arrived in Lin'an.

I didn't see anyone for a long time on the way, passed the city gate, and hurriedly found an inn to stay.When I went downstairs to eat, the shop waiter came over to greet me cleverly. When the food was served, I could only hear a few scholars at the next table, dressed like scholars, chatting while drinking, "I heard that the Mongols captured another small country, and the capital was destroyed. On that day, their emperor committed suicide. Seeing how powerful the Mongols are, I don’t know how many years our place can last.”

The three of Tang Duhan all bowed their heads, took the food and drinks to the guest room upstairs, borrowed the innkeeper's incense burner and sandalwood, and bowed to the north in meditation...