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"But having said that," Shen Pinglu moved his stiff shoulders and arms with difficulty, "I have to advise the emperor to send troops to pursue it."

Lan Jiansu: "I've received twenty sticks, and I'm still admonishing you?"

Shen commented on the green way: "It's okay for me to suffer a little bit of flesh and blood. Dafeng can't fight this wronged war. If you fight, it's people who die, and it's the people who suffer. It's nothing for Dafeng to lose face. The people who live in the south, There are old and young soldiers in the army, what should we do?"

Shen Pinglu behaves in the world in the court, although he is not a gentleman with high morals, he will take revenge and use his means to eradicate political opponents, but when it comes to family and country affairs, he really thinks about the country and the people.Because he was not involved in party struggles, there was no support from group forces behind him, and he made countless enemies in the court, but he still moved forward alone.The world's evaluation of Prime Minister Shen was mixed.Good guy, not all.But he is indeed a good official.

"Prime Minister, don't worry about this matter. Besides the Prime Minister, there must be many people who don't want to see the people living in the south." Lan Jiansu himself was included among the "many and many" people.He just suppressed the idea of ​​wanting to enter the palace to persuade him, and did not tell Shen Pinglu, "Master Xiang, these days, it is better to maintain a good body. After all, the people of the world still need Master Xiang."

After chatting for a while, Lan Jiansu got up and said that there was something important to do and he had to leave first.Shen Pinglu reluctantly let go of his hand, and wanted to get off the bed to see him off, but he stopped him.

When he reached the door, Lan Jiansu stopped walking, turned his face halfway and asked, "Prime Minister, if one day I want to leave the capital..."

When he said this, Shen Pinglu's expression seemed to froze suddenly from the corner of his eye.

Shen Pinglv didn't make a sound.

"It's nothing, Prime Minister remember to take a good rest." Lan Jiansu stepped out of the threshold and closed the door.

During this period of time, it is rare to see Shen commenting on the green.Lan Chongyan hated him and wanted to take his anger out on everyone around him.This time, Prime Minister Shen was beaten, but next time he didn't know what punishment would be.Zhenxian Wang and Jing Xianxue are still missing, Shen Pinglu, if they get in, he will become a big sinner.

In the afternoon, Lan Jiansu brought the memorial and entered the palace, intending to see the emperor.

He came here with Shen Pinglu and many of his courtiers' worries in mind. In the memorial, he used his not-so-elegant straightforward words, and sincerely advised Lan Chongyan not to be arrogant. "Don't chase after the poor" is a simple truth, so he doesn't need to explain it to Lan Chongyan.In the south, it is better to reconcile and retreat.He didn't care about Dafeng Kingdom's thoughts, but he just felt that if the fight continued, it would be nothing but life and death.Human life is the same in his eyes.

After entering the palace, the eunuch stopped Lan Jiansu outside the palace gate and refused to let him in.

Lan Jiansu said: "This matter is urgent, I have to see the emperor, and Eunuch Lao will report again."

The eunuch glanced down at the memorial in Lan Jiansu's hand, and said: "The emperor knew that Mr. Lan would come, and he had already ordered the servants. When the emperor asked the servants to see Mr. Lan, he would tell him that the emperor had ordered the troops to retreat to the south. Southern soldiers , as early as the class teacher was on his way back to the DPRK. Mr. Lan doesn’t need to have an audience, so please go back.”

After Lan Jiansu heard this, he let out a sigh of relief and returned the memorial. Immediately, another feeling of discomfort came up again.Since the emperor intends to retreat, the twenty sticks given to Shen Pinglu are clearly intentional.

"Then I want to see the emperor even more." Lan Jiansu seemed to be unable to understand human words, "When is it convenient for the emperor? I'll just sit here and wait." As he spoke, he wanted to mop a chair and come over to sit.

Didn't he want to see himself draw a clear line with Shen Pinglu?Let me make it clear to him today that in the days to come, he can have less contact with Shen Pinglu, but he, Lan Chongyanxiu, will impose his personal grievances on innocent people.

Three or four eunuchs rushed over with distressed faces and surrounded Lan Jiansu.

"Lord Lan, don't embarrass your servant. The emperor has been in poor health for the past two days. No matter how much you wait, he won't come out. If there is anything important for Lord Lan, come back in two days."

The eunuch's reaction didn't look like a perfunctory lie. Although he didn't know what Lan Chongyan was inconvenient for, and he couldn't see anyone for two days, Lan Jiansu didn't stay and waste time by inquiring. After thinking about it, he left the palace.When he came back two days later, the eunuch never had any reason to stop him.

Lan Jiansu walked on the way back home.It was a short distance, and traveling in a carriage was too expensive, so I wanted to take a sedan chair, but seeing that the men carrying the sedan chairs were all old and thin, I felt very uneasy about letting them carry them on their shoulders, so I walked back to the house on foot.

On the road, he met a child ghost with half-growth yellow hair playing cuju. Lan Jiansu asked, "Which graveyard are you a kid? You can't wait to be reincarnated. Why come out and run around?"

The little ghost made a big face for Lan Jiansu by sticking out his tongue, flipped the cuju on his feet, and said, "What do you know? I'm an imperial envoy with a ghost order, and I'm here to pick up a nobleman this time." He He pinched his fingers and said, "Although it is still some time before that nobleman passes away, I will come out first to familiarize myself with the road, so that I can wait for it in time."

It's been a long time since I died, Lan Jiansu didn't know that the underworld is so humane now.When a person is about to die, a child must be sent to lead the way.He didn't get this kind of treatment before, maybe it was because the underworld service design wasn't comprehensive enough, or maybe he wasn't "expensive" enough.

Recently, I heard that the richest man in the capital has been ill for a long time, and I am afraid that he will die after a while. This brat may have come to pick him up.

The child ghost kicked the cuju on his feet, kicked away, and the cuju tied with three red tassels rolled farther and farther, past Lan Jiansu.

Lan Jiansu's eyes followed the kicker, followed by her footsteps, bending over to help the kid retrieve the kicker.Suddenly a carriage came in from the corner of the alley, and the wheels pinched the round Cuju.

Lan Jiansu yelled "Ai ai" twice to call the driver, grabbed the Cuju, and pulled it out from the bottom of the wheel.Cuju was crushed, Lan Jiansu smacked his lips helplessly.Turning around, he wanted to return the Cuju to the child ghost, but the child ghost had already disappeared.

An attendant lifted the curtain and suddenly jumped out of the carriage: "Who dares to block the way here?"

After yelling unceremoniously, after standing still, seeing the official uniform Lan Jiansu was wearing, the servant's ferocious face suddenly retracted, whether it was going back with arrogance, or continuing to release, he was at a loss for a while.

A gentle male voice came from the carriage: "Zhao Wu, what happened?"

The attendant known as "Zhao Wu" looked at Lan Jiansu at a loss, walked to the side of the carriage, and said in a low voice, "My lord, he is... seems like an adult, but the official uniform, the slave has never worn it." seen."

"Tianxuan Shangqing" is an official position established by Lan Chongyan after he ascended the throne. It is not clear what it is for, but the official position is very big, comparable to the prime minister.Since its establishment, this position has been vacant, and it was not filled until Lan Jiansu entered the palace.Although the official uniform has obvious characteristics of Dafeng, the pattern embroidery on it is unique.

The man in the car was surprised when he heard the words. With a hand with a wide glazed blue sleeve hanging down, he raised the curtain and poked his head out.

Lan Jiansu was holding the cuju that had been crushed by the wheels in his hand, and was suddenly stunned.After confirming that what he saw was not dazzling, he called out in disbelief, "My lord?"

Prince Yi's mansion has not been inhabited for a long time, but there is no trace of desolation.Open the door and enter, the people in the mansion are busy back and forth in an orderly manner, as if the owner of the palace has always lived here.

Two plates of melons and fruits and a jug of fine wine were placed on the stone table in the garden. With plump hands, Yi Wang raised the jug and poured Lan Jiansu a glass of wine.

Lan Jiansu took the wine to thank him, took a sip, and said, "Your Majesty, I heard that you asked for an order to send the relics of the late Empress Dowager back to your hometown in southern Yunnan half a year ago. You thought you would never return to the capital."

King Yi hated the chaotic court situation very much. After returning to his hometown, he can be independent from the world and enjoy himself leisurely, which is a beautiful thing.Just looking at his plump figure, one can tell that life in southern Yunnan is much happier than in Kyoto.

But he actually returned to Kyoto again, which is really puzzling.It is necessary to know that for this prince, it is easy to enter the capital, but if he wants to leave the capital again, it may never be possible again.

King Yi picked an almond fruit on the plate to eat, and said with a smile: "I originally wanted to spend the rest of my life in southern Yunnan, but a month ago, I heard someone say that you have returned to Kyoto." Raise your glass.

Lan Jiansu's heart was numb, and she was a little moved.He also raised his wine glass, clinked glasses with King Yi, and drank the whole glass.

After drinking a glass of wine, King Yi looked at his favorite garden.Although he has been away from Beijing for a long time, the people in the house have never neglected this garden.

"Maybe it's because I don't want to part with this garden." Yi Wang said.His side face was under the clear sunshine, and now there was an innumerable sense of clarity. It seemed that the days in southern Yunnan had opened up his mind a lot.

This garden is still the same as before, with fields of green leaves, luxuriant melons and fruits, bees and butterflies flying on the flowers, and singing birds standing on the branches and vines.

Lan Jiansu felt refreshed and relieved a lot from the boredom of the past few days: "My lord's garden has been taken care of by the housekeeper."

While talking, several servants came to the edge of the field carrying a basket of unknown things, shoveled out the wet, black and sticky things in the basket, and spread them densely in the field.

Lan Jiansu questioned, "What is that?"

King Yi: "It's rotten grass."

"Rotten grass?"

King Yi added wine to the two empty wine glasses, and said: "When I first got this house more than ten years ago, I ordered someone to tidy up this garden. When the emperor came to visit, he said that the melons and fruits I planted were dry and colorless. Although I have used good fertilizers, I still can’t produce sweet fruits. Brother Huang proposed to use rotten grass as fertilizer, and the plants will grow better. After all, within a few days, he gave me a few catties from Jinguan Harvested rotten weeds. I use the rotten weeds as fertilizer, and the melons and fruits I grow are really good in color and taste."

After hearing this, Lan Jiansu was in a daze, thinking of the time at the Peak of Bliss, the monks said that foreign enemies invaded more than ten years ago, and they did nothing but cut off the rotten grass by their lake.Later, he confirmed that the people who invaded the Bliss Peak were the people of the imperial court.

He has always wondered why the imperial court mowed the rotten weeds on the Peak of Bliss.Could it be that it was just to give to King Yi as fertilizer?

Then the mind of the first emperor was too inscrutable.People will never know what is the reason for the absurd things he did.