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Here in Chang'an City, when His Majesty the Emperor had just said that Xuan Luo would be used to enter the capital to face saints, several people in the court expressed their concern and curiosity about this matter.

But within a few days, there was news in the palace that the emperor's health had gotten worse recently, and then the atmosphere in the entire court and the public became a little delicate, and Luo's coffin, who was about to enter Beijing soon, naturally seemed insignificant.

It stands to reason that no matter in whose home or which old man is about to pass away, it is always right for everyone to show mourning and sympathy. It's a bit complicated.

After all, Li Yuan didn't give up the throne willingly. To the current emperor Li Shimin, his existence is not just a simple father. In this power struggle, even if there is no hatred between father and son, The estrangement is also very deep.

At this time, Li Yuan is about to die. As a courtier, it is necessary to weigh the importance. If the grief is too much, what do you make Li Shimin think, oh, the hearts of you ministers are still on my father, not on me .

Once such an impression is left on the Lord, no matter who it is, his official career in this life is basically over.

But you can't behave too seriously, that's the emperor, the former son of heaven, the father of the current emperor, who dare not take him seriously?

Anyway, it's just a sentence, you have to have a degree when you are sad, it doesn't matter if it is light or serious, so this matter makes everyone very embarrassed, those ministers who are really loyal to Li Yuan should hide their faces at this time.

It was at this time that Luo Yong came to Chang'an City. The day he entered the city was already the tenth day of June. If there were no accidents, Li Yuan should have died on June 25th.

People in ancient times were very superstitious, and Luo Yong was quite helpless when he received the order of the face saint at this moment, for fear of being labeled as a mourner, saying that his appearance offended the emperor, although it may not be true. Such a thing will happen, but Luo Yong still wants to strangle any signs that are not good for him in the cradle.

Luo Yong urged the health servant who was driving the car all the way, hurriedly and slowly, and finally arrived at Chang'an City on the tenth day of the lunar new year. The healthy servant only thought of Luo Sanlang's face, and didn't know the reason.

According to Luo Yong's meaning, he certainly didn't plan to stay in Chang'an City for a long time this time. He came here early, met the saint early, and then went back early. It was best to leave Chang'an City before the [-]th day.At this moment, he would definitely not go out to show off, and he didn't want to create side effects.

After entering the city, they went straight to Luo Yong's small courtyard in the city.

Luo Yong's small courtyard was bought by his disciples last winter. With the help of Ma's business, they found a good place, which is in an alley not far from Ma's business.

When passing by Ma's firm, Luo Yong also went in to have a look. At first, he thought that he might see Ma Jiu, but he went in to find out that Ma Jiu was still wandering around in the Jiangnan area. Someone sent a letter back, saying that the south of the Yangtze River is rich, and he wants to spend some more time wandering around.

Ma Jiu's father was in the shop at this time, and when he heard Luo Sanlang was coming, he also came out to receive him in person, and said that Luo Yong's courtyard had been left unoccupied for a long time, so it must have fallen to dust by now, and invited him to stay at Ma's Commercial Firm .

Luo Yong thanked the other party for his kindness, but he still wanted to live in his own yard, so Ma Jiu's father called a clerk in the shop to show them the way, because Luo Yong came back to Chang'an City for the first time, and he was afraid that the two of them would not be able to find the place. .

When he arrived at the place, Luo Yong got out of the car and took a look. He was quite satisfied with the yard of his house, with white walls and black tiles, square and square, and a copper horizontal lock hung on the gate.

Luo Yong took out the key from his body, opened the door and went in. The yard looked quite new, but it hadn't been lived in for nearly half a year, so it was indeed dusty.

After sweeping the yard, Luo Yong and Hao Cishi's healthy servants lived there. Since they didn't plan to stay for a long time, they didn't open fire. They just searched for food in various restaurants in the nearby streets and alleys every day.

Not to mention, the commerce in Chang'an City is indeed relatively developed. Although it is not as tall as the metropolises of the later generations, the various shops are quite distinctive.As for the price, it must be much higher than Lishi County, but compared with the first-tier cities in the 21st century, it is still very affordable.

In the sixth month of the lunar calendar, it is the season when peaches and plums are ripe. There are many fruit growers outside Chang'an City. Every day, people pick fruits and sell them in the workshop. Luo Yong has bought a lot recently. After eating some, I put some back into the space.

The healthy servant Hao Cishi arranged for him this time is also kind and stable. He has never complained before and after helping Luo Yong, and he will not underestimate Luo Yong just because his status is lower than his master. thought.

The two of them lived in this courtyard for two or three days, but there was still no one from the palace.

The emperor was not able to meet Luo Yong whenever he came, so he could only report his name to the relevant department first, and then wait at home to hear the announcement.

On this day, seeing that the time was approaching evening, Luo thought to himself that today would be a waste of time, and there would definitely be no more people coming from the palace at this time, so he called the healthy servant and asked him to drive him to the four-door school to see. look.

Luo Yong also heard from his disciples earlier that Qiao Junlin has changed a lot now. He is studying in Simen School and wears a scholar's robe to and from school every day. He looks like a young man in Chang'an.

At this time, just in time for their school to leave school, Luo Yong asked the healthy servant to park the carriage on the side of the road not far from their school gate and wait. Can't recognize people.

After waiting for a short time, it was time for the students to finish class. Many students in their teens and early twenties came out of the school gate, talking and laughing in twos and threes.

Among the passing crowd, Luo found Qiao Junlin at a glance.

I haven't seen him for more than a year, and Qiao Junlin has indeed changed a lot. The stupid and cute boy who was originally ignorant and ignorant, and the kid who has a grievance in his heart and a little dependence on him, has completely changed into a completely different look at this time.

Luo Yong watched him talking with the people beside him, although he had a smile on his face, but his eyes showed alienation.

Also, the restless aura on his body is too obvious, that kind of strong desire to break out of his shell and soar into the sky at any time.

If he had seen such a temperament in others in the past, Luo Yong would probably have laughed it off. Standing out has always been the desire of many people, whether it is in the 21st century or in the seventh century.

However, when he looked at the young man in front of him at this time, his heart became a little complicated.Doesn't he know that in this world where everyone pretends to be aggressive, too much ambition and desire will only make him run into walls everywhere.

Luo Yong always treats Qiao Junlin differently. He often sees his youthful self in each other, probably because they both experienced the warmth and coldness of this world early on, and there seems to be some similarities between them.

But looking at it now, the two of them are clearly very different. Luo Yong has never had such a strong attachment to anything in his two lifetimes combined.

That persistence frightened him, but also moved his heart.

It's true that the more you live, the more you go back, Luo Sanlang helplessly curled a smile on the corner of his lips.

"..."

"Qiao Da, this time, I and the others feel very unfair for you."

"In terms of talent, learning and martial arts, you are above those two."

"Exactly!"

"Forget about Shen Jing, why can that kid Zhu Ye be able to make up for Tai Xue?"

"Isn't it just that I can write a few beautiful parallel essays."

"No one thought that this time it was actually that guy who was cheaper."

"..."

The two places for the four schools to make up for the imperial school were finally confirmed today, and Qiao Junlin was not among them.

Although Qiao Junlin was disappointed in this matter, he was not very surprised or discouraged. This time it didn't work, and there will be a next time. One day, he will become the well-deserved No.1 in this school.

His classmates were still complaining about the injustice of the school, but Qiao Junlin never said a word. Now that the quota has been set, any complaints are meaningless, and no one will care about the complaints of the weak.

Don’t look at these people who seem to be complaining about Qiao Junlin, but in fact they are just grievances in their own hearts. Seeing that others have made up for Taixue, I don’t have the courage to compete with those two, and I haven’t made any efforts. At this time, he was jealous again.

Having to mingle with such a group of people every day makes Qiao Junlin very tired.

Then when he inadvertently raised his eyes again, he saw the young man from Xipo village, not far in front, sitting on the shaft of the car smiling at him, everything around him seemed to become the background for a moment.

Time goes by, everything in this world is changing, only that person has not changed at all.