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The emperor Longyan was very happy.

This period of turmoil was finally over, the emperor didn't bother anymore, and the banquet was held, and the emperor and his ministers had a good time.

Yan Linsu showed his skill in flattering the horse, and the officials warmed up to him a little bit, and they came up to toast one after another.

After drinking until the moon was in the middle of the sky, he saw that the emperor's seat was vacant, and when he looked back, he saw that the chief assistant's seat was also vacant.As for Zhu Yongning originally said that he came to find himself in the banquet, but he didn't know where to go.Of course, Yan Linsu didn't wait for Zhu Yongning to come looking for him, he just found it strange.

"Master Yan," Yan Linsu left the place of banquet, turned around the rockery, and met a eunuch in the palace.

The eunuch bowed to him, "Where is Master Yan going?"

Yan Linsu replied, "I'm too strong to drink, so I came out to hide."

The eunuch smiled and said, "Your Excellency, just follow this road to the east. There are sweet-scented osmanthus trees planted there, and the view is wide. It's a good time to enjoy the moon."

Yan Linsu thanked him, and walked forward, his ears were sharp, and when he turned not far away, he heard someone panting.

The suppressed panting sounds a bit ambiguous in this night, Yan Linsu wondered if some maid and guard were having an affair here, and immediately wanted to turn back.

Suddenly, he heard a depressing low cry, mixed with a few unwanted begging for mercy, Yan Linsu could hear clearly that it sounded like the voice of Chief Assistant Zhao Fu.He slowed down his breathing and took a few steps forward, and another sentence came from his ear, is Zhao Aiqing trying to attract everyone?There was panting in that voice, it turned out to be the voice of the emperor.

Yan Linsu looked up, and across the branches and leaves of the sweet-scented osmanthus tree, not far away, there was a man pressing from behind on the trunk that was worthy of two people hugging each other.

The moonlight shone from the branches, and it was shining on his purple first-rank official robe.

Yan Linsu heard Zhao Fu let out another low cry, begging not to, he raised his eyebrows, and pressed his hand on the hilt of his waist.

Yan Linsu held the scabbard for someone without moving his body. He raised his gaze slightly, and was facing a pair of smiling peach blossom eyes.

Under the moonlight, Zhu Yongning's eyes looked a little deep, and he slowly lowered his head to him.

"You..." Yan Linsu raised his eyes slightly, pulled his sleeves for Zhu Yongning, and whispered in his ear: "You don't want to die, and don't waste Master Zhao's painstaking efforts."

The little prince's voice was a bit domineering, and his breath was slightly moist and hot, which made his heart tremble.

The next moment, Zhu Yongning pressed him against the tree trunk, supported his back, and wrapped his warm lips around his.

Yan Linsu, "..."

"Who?" The people over there were alarmed by them.

Zhu Yongning's soft tongue swept over his lips, and whispered between his lips, "Scream out."

The voice was too domineering to refuse.

Yan Linsu, "..."

Yan Linsu felt that the little prince's hand was firmly on his waist, rubbing it carefully through his clothes.

The warm and firm skin was pressed against each other through the clothes, enveloped by his breath, Yan Linsu's heart beat fast.

The sound of footsteps coming this way, he finally uttered his first low groan.

"Who?" The man shouted again, it was the emperor's voice.

Yan Linsu struggled and moaned, counting the footsteps, and pushed Zhu Yongning away.

Before the two separated, Yan Linsu found that the part where Zhu Yongning was pressing against him was already hard.

The emperor had already walked in front of them, with suspicious folds on the hem of his dragon robe, "Huh? Is it you?"

Zhu Yongning panted for a moment, then knelt down, "It disturbed the holy car, yes, it was Ning'er who had been fond of talking to your lord for a long time, and seeing that lord Yan followed out after drinking, she was distracted for a while."

The emperor saw that Yan Linsu's cheeks were slightly red, and his eyes showed grief and indignation, but he had a special taste, and said with a smile: "It's been a while, Lord Yan, Yongning's thoughts on you are not just a confidant."

Yan Linsu raised his eyes slightly, and looked at the emperor, "Your official is also a dignified man, if you don't want to, how can you be strong?"

What Yan Linsu said pointed out that the figure over there had disappeared, and it seemed that Zhao Fu had already left.

The emperor raised his hand slightly, and laughed, "If people don't flirt with young people, don't take it to heart."

A cute smile appeared on Zhu Yongning's face, "It's Ning'er who has nothing to say, don't blame the emperor."

The emperor is naturally not to blame.

The two of them didn't go back to the banquet either, Yan Linsu and Zhu Yongning walked out of the palace gate on the moonlight, one by one.

Zhu Yongning said: "Brother Yan, the moonlight is just right, how about we go for a walk in the suburbs?"

Yan Linsu didn't want to get involved with this person too much, the longer he knew each other, when he wanted to end his grievances with this person, he would not be able to draw his sword quickly enough. "It's getting late, my lord, please go back."

Zhu Yongning didn't seem to see his refusal, and said with a smile: "Brother Yan, I'm going to take this opportunity to talk to you about this matter in Beijing."

Hearing what he said, Yan Linsu didn't force himself, so he rode his horse and went out of the city with him.

The river outside the city is vast, the sky is low and the stars are light, the two of them walked side by side on the river embankment.

Zhu Yongning said: "Brother Yan, you know that this Zhao Shoufu is known as the couch-sweeping Shoufu in Beijing. The emperor has coveted him for a long time, and even won him. Even if you take action today, you will not be able to save him."

Yan Linsu said: "I heard from the owner of the mountain that Mr. Zhao is upright and honest, and also has the skills to advance and retreat. He is a rare pillar of talent in the court."

Zhu Yongning smiled and said, "So what? You've seen it too, like tonight, Mr. Zhao will either be exhausted sooner or later, or he will die of anger for the emperor."

Yan Linsu felt a little heavy and fell silent for a while.

Zhu Yongning reined in his horse and stopped by the river, pointed to the opposite bank to signal Yan Linsu to look at it, and said, "Look at that mountain, there is a Tingyun Pavilion. The emperor first came to the throne 20 years ago, and he had to help each other. The three of them People used to be best friends. At that time, they often talked about wine and politics here, and there was no distinction between monarchs and ministers. There was also a couplet written by the emperor: Knowing the three of you, seeing the country forever. The emperor at that time was not It looked like this until 15 years ago..."

Listening to his serious talk, Yan Linsu also had a somewhat solemn expression on his face, "What happened 15 years ago?"

"15 years ago, the ministers wrote a letter about the fact that the emperor favored the neifu and neglected the harem. The harem has always been a place for all parties to compete for. The emperors of all dynasties could not let those who should not be left out in the cold. It is enough to cause battles in the outer court, not to mention that a man in the inner court is the only one who is favored. Later, even the queen dowager living in Fengyitai was alarmed. Someone conspired to abolish the throne. After all, the emperor is the emperor. Some ministers were executed by means of a thunderbolt, and they were strongly suppressed."

Yan Linsu asked, "Then Yuan Qingnian?"

"Later, the emperor discovered that Yuan Qingnian was also the one who conspired to abolish him."

Yan Linsu was startled and said, "How come?"

He also asked the Mountain Lord about the events of that year, but he never got an answer. He didn't want to hear these words from Zhu Yongning tonight.

"The evidence is solid, Yuan Qingnian also confessed, and the Procuratorate has also been confirmed to be involved in this matter, so...your father was also questioned and beheaded."

"Why is this?"

Zhu Yongning said: "My father has been investigating this matter for these years, and finally found that Yuan Qingnian had met the people sent by the Queen Mother of Fengyitai before pleading guilty, and perhaps reached some kind of agreement. He died at the hands of the emperor to save His throne. The emperor has been carrying a deep resentment these years. Once the Fengyitai dies, no one can restrain him. The emperor treats Zhao Fu like this because the person back then is no longer alive, and his resentment is only can land on him."

Yan Linsu sighed lightly.

"Master Zhao Fu also knows about this matter. He once told my father that he would rather accept the emperor's anger than His Majesty ruin himself and everything that Yuan Qingnian cared about back then, including this Da Ning. The country... That's why Master Zhao didn't need you to draw your sword even though he was in such an embarrassing situation just now."

Yan Linsu sighed and said again: "I was reckless, thank you little prince."

Zhu Yongning smiled and said: "Oh, Brother Yan, you and I are so familiar, why bother to be so alien. Then the Tingyun Pavilion is opposite, Brother Yan, would you like to take a look with me?"

familiar?Yan Linsu couldn't help but sneer.

The two rode their horses across the river, Zhu Yongning rode his horse ashore first, and saw the stars falling like clouds, and he wore Yan Lin's plain red official robes. Red is indeed quite appropriate.

The mountain was not high, Yan Linsu rode his horse along the mountain road, and arrived in front of the pavilion in a blink of an eye.

This Yunting Pavilion is surrounded by mountains and rivers, with a wide view, and you can see the lights of the imperial city not far away.

Zhu Yongning got off his horse, walked into the pavilion, turned around and saw Yan Linsu following him, pointed to the light and said, "Looking from here, the highest light is the imperial city, and to the east is the Phoenix. Yitai. Although the queen mother is a woman, she assisted the late emperor when she was young. After the death of the late emperor, the Northern Yan iron hooves violated the side. She tried her best to pull out Yao Mengwu from the grass and wilderness, and kept the country. 20 years In the past, she returned to the emperor and retired to Fengyi Terrace with only three maids."

Since Yan Linsu was going to enter the imperial court, he had heard about this part of the old history, and now when he heard the young prince talking about it, he also sighed: "The Queen Mother thinks that persuading Yuan Qingnian to sacrifice will ensure the peace of the country. But I never thought that there would be a crazy emperor in this country..."

"Ten years ago, before the Empress Dowager passed away, she sent a letter to my royal father. There were only eight words on it. It was unpredictable, and it was hard to predict people's hearts."

Yan Linsu's eyes fell on his face as if searching for something.

Zhu Yongning smiled and said: "The last time Linsu looked at me like this, I remember that I was still in Jiangzhou."

At this moment, the surrounding fields are quiet, only Zhu Yongning's deep and mellow voice is left.

There was a sharpness in Yan Linsu's eyes, "My lord lied to me to pass on the kung fu that night, but now it seems that it is a good thing."

Zhu Yongning said: "What is lacking in the martial arts practiced by this king is brother Yan's master's mentality. Brother Yan is generous, and this king is grateful."

Yan Linsu felt that at this moment, he had to argue with this person about who took advantage of whom, but for a person who didn't know what a thick skin was, he was looking for trouble, if he wanted to say that he had a grudge...

"Brother Yan, wait a moment and confront me with swords and swords. The so-called chivalrous men do not use martial arts to violate the ban. The swords of Xuanyuan Mountain are not only about protecting the country and defending the way, but also eliminating disasters for the world. This king will not work for Brother Yan if he asks himself. Unless Brother Yan Because that night... from embarrassment to anger..."

Yan Linsu had nothing to say, and really didn't want to say any more.

Zhu Yongning saw Yan Linsu turned around and left the pavilion, got on his horse, and rode the horse down the hill.

The night breeze was cool, blowing up his sleeves, Zhu Yongning watched Yan Linsu leave, immediately the red robe burned like a dark fire.

God's will is exhausted, but people's hearts are unpredictable, he said two sentences in his heart.

With a playful smile, his eyes are burning like peach blossoms, which can disturb a river of spring water.

On the second day, the emperor sent a task force for the Inspectorate, Jiangnan's birth plan, Jiangzhou's case of murder and robbery of bodyguards all fell on Yan Linsu.Yan Linsu told Xie Ruozhi, Jiang Shan, Xiao Ruan and Liu Zhixian to look after the house.

Xie Ruozhi can have more contacts with scholars, anyway, the Spring Festival is coming soon, so he will take a test by the way, and if he wins, he will also give the inspector a face.

Since the palace banquet, there have been more officials who are willing to spend more time with the Inspectorate. Director Liu is very busy every day.

Yan Linsu changed into casual clothes, took a folding fan in his hand, and took a painting knife with him to the south of the Yangtze River.

The boat going down to the south of the Yangtze River has already stopped at the pier, a building boat, and the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment is waiting beside the boat.

Yan Linsu cupped his hands and said, "Lord Li, please come in person."

Li Shangshu returned the courtesy and said: "Your Excellency Yan is very polite, I am also sending you off by the emperor's order." After the two of them saw the gift, Li Shangshu smiled again: "Master Yan, wait a minute, there are still people with you."

Yan Linsu was about to ask, when he heard the commotion on the shore, he raised his eyes and saw a man in a rich and purple costume riding on a horse, accompanied by some servants.

Yan Linsu recognized that it was Junyanghou. After Jiangnan's birth certificate was stolen, Junyanghou went to investigate once by imperial decree. Although he didn't find anything, he was familiar with the road at last, so he also took the imperial order to go with him.

Marquis Junyang has military merits, is quite favored, arrogant and domineering, I am afraid it will not be very pleasant to walk with him.

Yan Linsu greeted with a smile, "So it's Lord Hou."

Marquis Junyang turned arrogantly on him, and hummed softly: "So you are Yan Linsu, Xuanyuan Mountain's face is really useful, and you haven't built an inch of merit, and I changed you to a third-rank one as soon as you entered the court." Official."

Yan Linsu smiled lightly, closed the folding fan in his hand, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Lord Hou, for your compliment."

Marquis Junyang snorted coldly, took more than ten people aboard, and occupied the upper deck of the building.The official imperial envoy Yan Linsu went to live in the lower floor with a good temper.

The boat sailed for several days, and it was not far from the south of the Yangtze River. Their boat finally encountered the first wave of strong enemies.

Yan Linsu heard the sound of arrows piercing the night sky, he took the sword in his hand and stepped onto the plank of the boat, and the painting knife was already standing on the bow.

It was the first day of the new moon, and there was fog on the river. The ignited arrow pierced the night sky, and the side of the ship's side was flickering.

The purple-robed Marquis Junyang also appeared on the building boat, and several people with bows and arrows stood beside him.

Those few people raised their voices and said: "Marquis Junyang is here, where would you dare to offend my master?"

The voice spread with abundant internal energy, and spread across the river bank, as if it could dispel the icy river fog.

Yan Linsu's eyesight was good, and he saw several black-covered boats coming and going like ghosts in the river mist.

An arrow pierced through the mist and nailed the canopy of the boat. The hull of the boat exploded, leaving bloodstains in the river.

Marquis Junyang put the second arrow on the bowstring and shouted: "Stop going."

Those ships seemed to be only here to test, not to fight, and they had already disappeared in the fog of the river.

Yan Linsu shook his folding fan and smiled, "It's so majestic."

As far as the boatman is concerned, there is a group of water bandits on this section of the waterway.

Yan Linsu smiled and said, "We are guests from afar, so we don't want to disturb the master too much. If we can take a detour, we might as well see more scenery."

The boatman went to ask Junyanghou again. Junyanghou won a game, so he just smiled. "Big disciple Xuanyuan Mountain only has the guts of such an idiot."

The boatman had no choice but to continue on the same road.

On the second day, the river fog cleared, the sun shone on the boat, and the waves beat the river bank. This section of the waterway was indeed as dangerous as the boatman said.

Yan Linsu and Hua Dao were drinking by the side of the boat, listening to the sound of silk and bamboo and the melodious singing from the boat. This Marquis of Junyang actually brought someone to sing when he went out?

Listening to the libretto is a pleasure. Whose courtyard.

Yan Linsu spread out his fan and shook it: "Hua Dao accompanied me to go out, but this house can only drag you to hide in this corner to drink, I am really ashamed."

Hua Dao looked away from the rocks on the river bank, "The waterway ahead is easy to set up an ambush. If those people from last night have plans, they will come again tonight."

Yan Linsu smiled and said, "Hua Dao has also heard how Marquis Junyang scolded me. If these people come again tonight, how about Hua Dao making my face longer?"

Huadao said coldly: "If someone kills you, I will avenge you. If someone scolds you, I will not pay back for you."

Yan Linsu sighed, "Drawing a knife is so ruthless."

The drawing knife is extremely powerful, but he is the most taciturn among the members of the Inspectorate.

This person is from the imperial confinement, and he wears monk robes all day long, if possible, Yan Linsu always likes to provoke him more, at least he won't be so impersonal.

Hua Dao drank the wine in the bowl, his voice was still cold, "Master Yan knows what self-indulgence is, why should I worry about it for you?"

Yan Linsu was slightly taken aback, and after thinking about it, it turned out that this iceberg-like painting knife could also make sarcastic remarks.

As the boat sailed on the river, when the afterglow of the setting sun faded between the mountains and rivers, Yan Linsu heard the sound of the breaking wind, and the ignited arrow pierced through the tranquility of dusk and night.

Countless bamboo rafts appeared on the river, arranged in a square formation, and water bandits dressed in black water tanks stood on the edge of the bamboo rafts, holding longbows in their hands.

The water bandits started earlier than they thought, the singing and dancing on the building had stopped, Yan Linsu saw Marquis Junyang's purple robe appearing beside the railing of the building.

Yan Linsu frowned slightly, "No, it's the smell of sulfur."

Huadao's gaze finally moved, "Gunpowder?"

Yan Linsu's eyes fell on the bamboo raft, his thoughts turned, and he said, "No, hurry up, stop those arrows."

Huadao nodded slightly, got up and skimmed onto the bow.

The first row of bamboo rafts was already very close to the building boat, and the bandits on the bamboo rafts jumped into the water, and the arrows in the back row nailed the bamboo on the bamboo rafts like rain, and the bamboo rafts still slammed into the hull of the boat.

The black Jiedao in Hua Dao's hand came out from his sleeve and blocked the bamboo raft in front. The bamboo collided and exploded, and the air wave violently lifted the building boat.

In an instant, the hull of the boat rose against the waves, paused as if bouncing, and then fell steadily after flying a few feet away.

For a moment, the water bandits on the river were a little dumbfounded.

Hua Dao uttered a low cry, his face expressionless, he stabilized his figure, and saw Yan Linsu rushing to his side to stand shoulder to shoulder with him.

Yan Linsu praised with a smile, "It's such a stealthy internal force."

Hua Dao said: "This is just Shaolin's lion's roar, why is it so strange, can you know water?"

Seeing this scene, Yan Linsu also knew that the bamboo tubes were filled with gunpowder, and that a row of bamboo rafts on the river surface had collided again, so he smiled wryly, "No."

Huadao smiled, "I never learned it either."

The ship shattered into pieces amidst a loud bang, and the sky had already darkened.

Yan Linsu, who was covered in water, sat on the reef by the bank, looking at the vastness of the river.

There was fog on the river, and the weather in late autumn was already extremely cold.

Before falling into the water, he asked Huadao to save Junyanghou, but he didn't know where he went.

This piece of reef stretched far away, and he didn't know where it led. He looked up and saw a star of light on the mountain, which was very dim, not much brighter than the stars in the sky.

Between dying of the cold here and meeting some fox goblins up the mountain, Yan Linsu struggled a bit and walked along the mountain road.

The starlight is shaded by the treetops, making it even darker.

Yan Linsu broke off a dead branch from the tree, pushed aside the grass and walked forward.Then he heard a voice calling for help. The voice was not terrible, and even a little pleasant.

The woman who called for help was hung upside down on a big tree by the side of the road. Perhaps she stepped into a hunter's trap and was tied upside down by ropes.The woman's red skirt was lifted up, revealing her straight and slender legs.

Seeing the woman's pale face in pain, Yan Linsu said, "Miss, bear with it."

He cut the rope with the Suying sword, and let the woman down from the tree. The woman's foot was injured by the trap of the animal, and the iron teeth sank into the flesh.

Yan Linsu said that he was offended, took off the shoes on the woman's feet, held those feet in his hands, carefully broke off the animal trap, and then wrapped the woman's wound tightly with cloth strips.

After finishing all this work, he looked up at the woman's pair of water-cut eyes, and couldn't help but praise, but he didn't pass out as expected.Yan Linsu asked, "Where does the girl live? Why did she fall into the ambush of the hunter?"

The woman put her hands softly on his shoulders, and laid her face on his chest.

In such a wilderness, the woman has been tied up for an unknown amount of time, so she should be afraid.Yan Linsu couldn't bear to push her away, so he patted her shoulder lightly, and said softly, "Don't be afraid, it's fine, I'll take you home."

The woman raised her head, looked at him with her beautiful eyes as if she was infatuated, and said faintly: "Sir, you are finally back."

Even in the face of beauty, there are some things that can't be mistaken, Yan Linsu said: "Miss...Madam, you have misidentified the person."

Tears appeared in the woman's eyes, "I know you like someone else, and you already hate me. You didn't come back all night, I waited at home alone, and you didn't come back, so I came out to look for you at night, but was caught Hanging on a tree, cold and hungry... I kept thinking, if I were to starve to death like this, I would not cross the bridge of Naihe, and my soul would stay under this tree. Dig it out and eat it."

Yan Linsu coughed dryly, "Madam..."

The woman said faintly: "At that time you called someone Qingmei..."

Yan Linsu finally saw someone whose words gave him more headaches than the little prince. I'm afraid there was something wrong with this woman, so she couldn't listen to anything she said.He raised his hand to support his swollen forehead, "Miss Qing...qing, where is your home? I'll take you home."

The woman refused to let go, "At that time you called someone..."

Yan Linsu could only give up reasoning with the woman, "Sister Qing."

The woman laughed through tears, and responded sweetly, raised her finger and pointed to the gloomy light on the top of the mountain, "My husband is so forgetful, isn't our home right there? When you married me, you told me that you will be there for every lifetime." But since you met the vixen at the foot of the mountain..."

With a smile in her eyes and a bitter resentment in her mouth, she had already leaned towards Yan Linsu.

It smells so good!

Yan Linsu just turned his head away, held his breath, put the sword back into the scabbard, and turned his head again.

He clasped the woman's hands, pressed her waist with his hands, picked her up horizontally, and walked up the mountain.

The woman seemed to be very shy and leaned her face against his strong chest.

The mountain road gradually came to an end, the fragrance on the woman's body became more and more fragrant, and Yan Linsu's hand clasped her waist more and more tightly.

The end of the mountain road is neither a house nor a temple, but a huge grave.

A green lantern made of white paper hangs on the grave.

A stele was erected in front of the grave, and it was written that people in the tomb were young.

There are also several mounds scattered around the tomb.

Yan Linsu chuckled, "The ones buried under these piles of soil are all the husbands Madam is waiting for. Madam has brought back so many men, I will be jealous."

The woman smiled first, but she didn't show any fear. The lantern in front of the grave exploded with her laughter, and the white mist filled the air.

The strong fragrance made Yan Linsu choke a few times.He immediately withdrew, let go of the woman in his arms, and drew his sword backhand.He took a step back, and the surrounding scenery suddenly changed, the woman had disappeared in front of his eyes, the grave was already approaching in front of him, and the mounds around him emerged from the ground, and it was said that the number of prime numbers was actually the number of seven evil spirits.

Yan Linsu was trapped in the formation, he held his sword to protect his body, and raised his voice, "So it's Qing Luocha from the Palace of the King of the Underworld, sorry."

Qing Luocha's voice seemed to come from all directions, "Even the big disciples of Xuanyuan Mountain must drink my old lady's footwashing water. When did Mr. Yan figure it out, and worship under my old lady's door and be my guest of honor? I will let you out."