To Rule in a Turbulent World

In the autumn of this year, Jiangbo Villa ushered in a major event that caused a sensation in the whole of Jiangnan—it seemed that some serious person was coming back.

After a few autumn winds, the lotus pond has faded, and the mountains and forests are covered with misty rain. Since the imperial court moved north, Jiangzhou and Yangzhou seem to have returned to their pre-war appearances.

The scholars returned to the north, and the army left, like migratory birds. It has been four years since the army of [-] dog soldiers went to the south of the Yangtze River.

In four years, in just a flick of a finger, Yangzhou sent away the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, and the crucian carp that fled south across the river, transformed itself in the autumn rain, and became the place of fireworks in the world.

In front of the Mingyue Pavilion in Yangzhou, a master and a servant ushered in at the beginning of autumn. The comprador couldn't help but look at the two, and saw that the young scribe was full of dignity. He was only in his twenties, with bright eyes and bright teeth. He wore a robe around his neck. Spike.Behind him was a tall, powerful guard with his left lapel and his neck exposed. He was dressed as a barbarian, wearing a pair of moccasin boots. His upper body showed his clavicle and chest. He wore jade on his wrist. A cylinder.

"Two years ago, after the imperial court moved to the north, the land price might have been cheaper." The comprador said, "But this house belonged to Qiao's family at the beginning... Look at the decorations inside..."

"Needless to say." You Miao said casually, this is Qiao Rong's former mansion, he naturally knows how much it is worth, he can only say that the comprador did not dare to hit him casually, but the sale is not cheap, and immediately said to Li Zhifeng : "Hey! Your Majesty! Give me the money! What are you doing standing there?"

The comprador was taken aback, did he even shout that?I just thought this kid was joking, but I saw the barbarian man coming over, took out a small pouch from his waist, and threw it on the plate, six night pearls, and suddenly the dark room lit up!

The comprador was dumbfounded in an instant, and only listened to Li Zhifeng's order: "80 taels apiece, I'll reward you if you have too many."

The comprador hastily bowed and nodded, laid out the land deed, took Ye Mingzhu away, and bowed to the two of them to leave.

The back building of Mingyue Pavilion has three floors, and the front building has three entrances. In the middle courtyard, there is a large dilapidated lotus pond, spreading to the riverside, while the back building stands on the riverside, where boats and boats come and go in the autumn wind.You Miao walked around in a circle, and Li Zhifeng followed behind You Miao every step of the way, as if they had returned to the old days once they entered the Central Plains.

You Miao stopped in front of the back building, Li Zhifeng held You Miao's hand, and the two looked up at the wooden plaque in front of the building.

Li Zhifeng: "Three parts of the world are bright moonlit nights, and two parts are rogues. Yangzhou."

You Miao: "The king is finally satisfied?"

Li Zhifeng nodded, and said to You Miao: "My lord please."

You Miao looked at Li Zhifeng bitterly, and kicked him, but Li Zhifeng knew what he wanted to do best. As soon as You Miao lifted his leg, Li Zhifeng locked his ankle casually, and You Miao had to hop around in the yard with one leg, Shouted: "Let me go!"

Li Zhifeng suddenly smiled, didn't let go, dragged You Miao towards him, the two of them were like children, jumping up and down in the courtyard, finally Li Zhifeng hugged You Miao horizontally, entered the back building, and walked up quickly.

The sky was the same, the sky was clear, You Miao sneezed, Mingyue Pavilion had been left unattended for nearly half a year, since Qiao Rong entered the palace register, she rarely came to take care of the mansion.Li Zhifeng put You Miao on the couch, wiped the low case, turned the fire on the stove to boil water, untied the burden on his back, and took out a box of autumn tea. The two of them sat on the couch with their backs against the window, ready to brew Tea to drink.

You Miao wiped the dust off the low table, and Li Zhifeng said, "Have a cup of tea, and I'll clean it up right away. You just sit down."

You Miao traveled from Liaodong to Jiangnan for more than half a month, and she only spoke to Li Zhifeng today. The reason is that after bringing Chongyang home last year, all the tribes outside the Great Wall wanted to marry Prince Quanrong.According to You Miao, Chongyang is still young, so there is no need to get married so early. Li Zhifeng doesn't want to lose face, and he doesn't want to marry with other clans, so he had to let the envoy stay in Liaodong City first, and send them back after autumn.

As a result, the people who came to make a wedding suddenly ignored Zhong Zhong, and the intention was to climb up to Li Zhifeng, the dog king who was in his prime.

Then You Miao quarreled with Li Zhifeng because of this princess and that princess. You Miao was seen chasing and arguing with Li Zhifeng every day in the palace, but Li Zhifeng was very patient, whatever you said, I would stand still.

In the end, You Miao got tired of making trouble, and found that the envoy who came to marry her had taken out a portrait—the princess had just turned three years old, so she had to shut up in embarrassment.After autumn, Li Zhifeng summoned all the important ministers of the dog army and the eldest son Chongyang, and announced one thing in front of everyone, only three sentences.

"Three things, first: I am not the king anymore." Li Zhifeng poured wine into the wine bowls of Quan Rong, Han civil servants, and military officers one by one: "I will leave Liaodong tomorrow."

Everyone was dumbfounded, You Miao had no wine bowl in his hand, and he vaguely felt that Li Zhifeng seemed to be angry.

"Second: The central government is the crown prince, everyone who supervises the country and assists the government, let's do what we want."

"Third: Tomorrow morning, I will go south with the lord. The century-old peace agreement with the Han people must not be abolished unless they attack us first. Respect the heaven and the earth, respect the world, respect the gods and wolves, everyone drink, there will be a period later." Only Li Zhifeng said lightly, and said After finishing the bowl of wine, he threw the wine bowl on the ground, turned around and spread his hands towards You Miao, meaning this is all right?

You Miao: "..."

Then, Li Zhifeng didn't care what they said, he carried a burden, changed into hunting boots and fur coat, got on his horse, took You Miao with him, and left Liaodong early the next morning.

You Miao didn't look like Li Zhifeng was angry, but she felt a little embarrassed as she walked.

"It's my fault." You Miao said, "Let's go back."

Li Zhifeng replied: "If you don't go back, it will be four years in the blink of an eye. Everything that needs to be done has been done, so why worry about it?"

You Miao: "Is it true that you don't have any worries at all?"

Li Zhifeng's broad and strong chest pressed against You Miao's back, and the voice seemed to come from his heart: "You, drive!"

Jianma Jinguan North Road, all the way south in the autumn scenery and maple forest.

After returning to Jiangzhou, You Miao wanted to go back to the villa, but Li Zhifeng didn't want to go back. He just said that he came to Yangzhou to have a look. You Miao knew that he didn't want to live in the villa. There were many people, and there were also many guests when he came back. Feeling relaxed, he walked around the city, and saw the Mingyue Tower at a glance, a property owned by the Qiao family before Qiao Rong entered the palace.

When there was a famine in the south of the Yangtze River, the Qiao family sold the place to raise funds for the imperial court. Later, scholars returned to the north one after another, and Mingyue Tower was put up for sale in Yangzhou. You Miao still remembered that Nie Dan lived in the building when he was alive. One night, when he was also staying here back then, Li Zhifeng hurried back to the south of the Yangtze River all night long, and the two stayed here for a long time, which really brought back memories.

Seeing the look in Li Zhifeng's eyes, You Miao knew what he was thinking, so she decided to buy Mingyue Tower again and make it her home in Jiangnan.

Li Zhifeng boiled water, made tea, and put it in front of You Miao. You Miao picked up the teacup and put it in front of Li Zhifeng.

Li Zhifeng pushed it over, You Miao pushed it back again, Li Zhifeng smiled a little at the corner of his mouth, and finally stopped pushing, picked up the teacup and drank it.The meaning of the first cup of tea after entering the house is obvious, whoever drinks it will be in charge of the house.

"The third child has been staring at him all these years." Li Zhifeng drank tea and said casually, "In a few days, we will come again."

You Miao: "He's not a god, he doesn't have such a trick of shrinking the ground, and he always thinks about what he is doing?"

Li Zhifeng put down the empty cup, filled it, put it in front of You Miao, got up and pressed his shoulders, moved his arms, turned his head, his neck made a sound, and went out to get some.

You Miao: "Can't you ask someone to do it?"

Li Zhifeng: "Don't worry, the strength I used at night is reserved for you."

You Miao: "..."

You Miao just felt it was funny, leaning against the window, watching Li Zhifeng tidying up in the porch, recalling the letter sent by the imperial court not long ago, the Japanese pirates have become more rampant overseas in Yangzhou area in recent years, and most of the generals sent by the imperial court to guard the coast are still young and not familiar with naval warfare , Li Zhifeng returned to Yangzhou, thinking about it, he couldn't stand it anymore.

If the imperial court re-enables Li Zhifeng, it may cause another bloodbath, but Zhao Chao's meaning is obvious. From the East China Sea to Liaodong, Tianqi and Quanrong are dead and cold. If the Japanese pirates are not subdued, the north will not be happy.Li Zhifeng should have known why he chose Yangzhou.

"Hello!" You Miao shouted again.

Li Zhifeng said in the courtyard: "What?"

You Miao: "Are you determined to leave the mountain?"

Li Zhifeng was a little confused, straightened up, glanced at You Miao in the yard, held a rusty long knife in his hand, tried it a few times, put it back into the sheath, and said to himself: "Being a door-to-door son-in-law, naturally only I can work."

You Miao burst into laughter immediately, while Li Zhifeng walked away indifferently.

You Miao watched Li Zhifeng walking back and forth in the yard, coming in and out again, the autumn sun came in from the window, and the smell of dry grass made people feel lazy, which made You Miao sleepy, and fell asleep after a while up.

"Big... big brother?"

In the dream, Nie Dan came in from the room, sat aside, and watched You Miao with a smile.

You Miao was a bit at a loss while holding the cup, Nie Dan took two cups, touched You Miao, and drank it by himself.

Nie Dan: "Are you back?"

You Miao: "It hasn't been long since I came back, why do I always feel that the past few years have been longer than before."

Nie Dan: "It's been a long time since I've seen you. Now that I'm back, I'll stay here and not leave. There's still war at the seaside, so my second brother needs to be more careful."

You Miao was halfway through drinking, just wanted to throw the cup away, and said bitterly: "You just want to coax him to help you fight the war!"

Nie Dan laughed, but didn't speak, and put the cup on the table after a while.

"You still have a lot of things to do in your life, and the story is far from over." Nie Dan said earnestly, "Why spend your whole life outside the Great Wall, four years are just a snap of your fingers, and you should be back."

You Miao didn't speak, just looked at the courtyard quietly, the breeze was blowing.

Nie Dan: "Fourth brother, ask yourself, what has moved Shanaduo the most in these years?"

You Miao: "My family is also his family, and my people are also his people."

Nie Dan smiled again and nodded. After a while, You Miao turned her head again, and suddenly saw Nie Dan disappearing beside the case in a gust of wind.

Li Zhifeng pinched You Miao's face lightly, and You Miao woke up after a short sleep.

"The water is ready." Li Zhifeng said.

You Miao: "?"

Li Zhifeng hugged You Miao horizontally, and walked towards the side compartment. You Miao was sleepy, and saw that the bathtub had prepared hot water. The two hadn't bathed for two days on the road. After Li Zhifeng cleaned up for You Miao, let him After soaking in, he pulled off his hunting robe, and then stepped in with his long legs.

"I dreamed about my elder brother." You Miao leaned on Li Zhifeng's chest, and the two of them looked out the window at the autumn sun and the long white clouds.

"Teach me how to fight?" Li Zhifeng said casually.

You Miao replied: "I always feel that there are many things that have not been done, that's all, do you like Jiangnan?"

Li Zhifeng: "The emperor is gone, it's okay to live here."

You Miao laughed, and Li Zhifeng said, "I'll take you to the boat to listen to an opera at night."

You Miao immediately said: "Okay!"

In the evening, Li Zhifeng was only wrapped in a brocade and embroidered gown, and the inside was completely empty, while You Miao was wearing a tunic cloth gown. The two held hands, and Li Zhifeng was changed into a rich young master in the city. The Slender West Lake is full of colorful and dazzling flower boats. The boatman lowered the curtains, Li Zhifeng sat and ate small dishes, and You Miao played two pianos before slipping into Li Zhifeng's arms.

Li Zhifeng calmly unfastened his belt and opened his robe, and the two of them hugged each other skin to skin.

"General, when are you going to go to war?" You Miao laughed.

"The general is going out, will you follow?" Li Zhifeng said.

You Miao: "Well...that's natural, you have to watch it carefully."

Li Zhifeng said: "Okay, write to the third son of the emperor. Guess he is like an ant on a hot pot. He has been waiting for too long."

You Miao laughed, thinking of Zhao Chao who was far away in the Central Plains, looking up at the full moon in the sky, but I don't know what Zhao Chao's expression was when he received the letter from the two of them.

——Troubled times are king · The Year of [-] Extra Story·End——