fluttering night wind

Prince Liu Xie was twenty-five, with a long face, but at a young age, he had a thin figure hollowed out by wine and lust, wearing a jade crown, wearing plain clothes, dressed as a child of an aristocratic family, and at this time came out from behind the bead curtain.Duan Hui, Li Wenbo and his son were prostrate on the ground, the singer of the Le Ban was dismissed long before she spoke, and there was no one else in the hall except Bai Yansheng.

The crown prince looked at the white geese and said in a serious voice: "General Bai, I heard that you and Guo Huaizuo were suppressing bandits in Yingzhou. They hoped that the county guard's mansion was on fire and did not save them. Is there anything in the account?"

Bai Yansheng's eyelids twitched slightly, and he said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, this matter is a misunderstanding. Yingzhou has always been a place where businessmen from all over the world gather. It is related to the diplomatic relations between the two countries. I dare not be careless. It is difficult to tell for a while, but tomorrow I will This will be described in detail in the previous chapter.”

The prince sneered again and said, "I heard that your lieutenant general, Sun Shuye, also refused to pay the grain, and now the nine sons of the old thief Meng Ye are also in your army. Bai Yansheng, do you like to make friends with bandits?"

This crime is not a small one, Bai Yansheng hurriedly lowered his head and said: "I guarantee the head of the item, the two are loyal, the sun and the moon can learn from each other, Your Highness, don't believe in rumors."

Duan Hui stood by and glanced at the ground with a half-smile.

The prince's face softened a little, and he said in a drawn-out tone: "What are you afraid of? I'm alone, so you can get up and answer."

Bai Yansheng thanked En and got up, the prince looked him up and down and said: "I heard what you said just now, do you think Princess Huayang is not good enough for you?"

Bai Yansheng leaned over and said: "I'm a warrior, rude and uneducated, only knows how to wield knives and guns, gallop on horses and let go of eagles, I'm afraid I'll be rude to the princess."

Hearing his words again, Liu Xie was suddenly furious, and was about to act when he heard a commotion from outside the pavilion. Li Jingyuan went to the door and asked, only to hear the outsider reply: "It's gone."

The faces of all the people present changed greatly. Liu Xie hurried to the door and opened the curtain to look. Perhaps through the heavy eaves, he could only hear the sound of people in the distance and the smoke rising into the sky, but he couldn't tell where the water had leaked.Thinking that Jixian Pavilion is five stories high, he hurriedly turned back to the hall and walked to the second floor.Duan Hui and Li Wenbo followed behind.When I went up to the second floor, I saw only the fire in the east in the dark night, the fire was not big, and it was separated from the main building two or three times into the courtyard, so I felt relieved.

Just as Liu Xie leaned on the railing to breathe a sigh of relief, he heard the voice of the white geese behind him saying in a low voice: "Prince, please move the jade toe." The prince turned his head and saw that he was far away from the railing, hiding in the night, unable to distinguish the color, and said: "Mu Ye is in a hurry, please prepare Very, it is not advisable to get close to the fire, so that it can see the owner."

The prince originally left the palace in low clothes, only Duan Hui and Li Wenbo's wife knew about it, if it turned into an elbow armpit, Liu Xie's heart skipped a beat, he quickly covered his face with his sleeves, and the group came downstairs again.Liu Xie stood in the hall, looked back at the sound of Bai Yan, seemed to be grateful for his reminder, shook his clothes, and said proudly: "General Bai, you know what you want, if you don't want to stay in Beijing for backup, you can return to Fu Xi's command Let’s go. Gu Ming will take care of the Ministry of War and transfer you to Yangzhou to lead the troops.”

Bai Yansheng wished to get out of this place as soon as possible, so he called Qiantui, pretended to be grateful and knelt down to thank him.

Duan Hui twirled his beard and said nothing, Li Wenbo had a look of regret for not being able to climb higher branches, Li Jingyuan moved his face slightly, but his eyes were full of anxiety.

Bai Yansheng left the Luming Hall, looked back, the flames were so powerful, not only did not decrease slightly, but became bigger and bigger, reflecting his jade-like face, his eyes were heavy, he whipped his whip, and patted his horse away.

Everyone in the mansion had already fallen asleep, and Meng Ziying had also returned early. He went back to his small courtyard, washed up, put his head on the pillow, tossed and turned, unable to sleep, and only thought about what happened today.The more he thought about it, the more weird he felt, that the powerless and powerless prince wanted him to be the eldest princess, there is no pie in the sky, as the saying goes, misfortune comes with blessings, and blessings come with misfortunes.Things are not that simple.

Before he knew it, it was almost four o'clock, and in the dimness, he heard Ah Rong coughing under the window, saying: "General, Mr. Sun said someone is looking for him."

Bai Yansheng woke up with a start, immediately put on his clothes and asked, "Who is it?"

Ah Rong replied outside: "It's Li Jingyuan, the imperial envoy, and he brought a guest. Master Sun said that the general must see him."

Bai Yansheng's dressing gesture paused, and he was immediately discouraged. He thought that Li Jingyuan was here to be a lobbyist, and wanted to persuade him to stay with Princess Shang, so he thought for a while and said, "Go back to Master Sun and say that I have a cold. It's inconvenient at this time." Get up to meet the guests, and go to apologize tomorrow."

Ah Rong replied and hurried away.

Bai Yansheng sat by the bed and meditated, the candle flame exploded, and for a moment, something seemed to flash in his mind, but it disappeared into the darkness.

Ah Rong came back soon, and said outside the window: "General, Mr. Sun, please meet for sure."

Bai Yansheng was very disgusted and wanted to refuse, only to hear Meng Ziying persuade from outside: "Brother Bai, come to visit late at night, don't avoid suspicion, there must be something very important, brother Bai, don't play your temper."

Unexpectedly, even Meng Ziying was alarmed by Bai Yansheng, and hurriedly dressed to open the door.As soon as the door opened, there seemed to be something mixed in the air besides the chill of midwinter. Meng Ziying was wearing a big cloak, holding a lantern, and looked at him solemnly.

Bai Yansheng didn't have time to say anything, so he lifted his feet and left, followed by Meng Ziying. The two entered the front hall one by one, and Meng Ziying stood on the porch with his hands down.The front of the hall was brightly lit, and the main seat was empty. There were two people sitting on the left hand side. One was Li Jingyuan, who had resumed his men's clothing, and the other was petite and wearing a black hood. His face was invisible.Seeing Bai Yansheng coming in, Li Jingyuan and Sun Shuye stood up, Sun Shuye pleaded guilty to Li Jingyuan, walked down the hall, passed Bai Yansheng, and slipped a note to him.Bai Yansheng didn't have time to unfold it to look at it, and said to Li Jingyuan, "Cousin, is it possible that the prince is busy?"

Li Jingyuan's face was pale, with a smile in his eyes, he shook his head and said, "No, don't think too much, cousin."

There were only three people in the hall, Bai Yansheng looked at the hooded man who had been sitting motionless beside Li Jingyuan, and was extremely displeased, before he was about to speak, he saw Li Jingyuan had already knelt down on the ground towards that person.

Bai Yansheng was puzzled, but the sitting person had taken off his hood, revealing a face as gorgeous as a summer flower, it was actually a bright young woman.Li Jingyuan said in his mouth: "The princess is a thousand years old."

It turns out that this is Princess Huayang Liu Jieyou.Bai Yansheng suddenly realized, and also knelt down to salute.

Liu Jieyou stood up and said, "The general is excused, Li Yuen should also get up and talk."

The two thanked each other for getting up, but they didn't dare to sit down. Liu Jieyou had a bright personality and said with a smile, "Forget it, let's do it urgently." Then he stretched out his left hand from the windbreaker, holding a roll of yellow silk in his hand, and said in a deep voice: "Zijin Zhonglang will receive the order from Bai Yansheng." Bai Yansheng knelt down again, listening to her read the order, it was an order ordering him to go to Xuzhou to take over the post of guard.

"Here," Bai Yansheng raised his head suddenly after she finished reading in a crisp voice, looked directly at Liu Jieyou and said, "I have the guts to ask the princess, why is there such a mess?"

Liu Jieyou raised his pretty eyebrows, and said sharply, "Bai Yansheng, do you want to resist the order?"

Bai Yansheng also said generously: "It's not because he suspects the princess's false edict, but because His Majesty ordered the Crown Prince to oversee the country. I just met His Highness the Crown Prince tonight, and His Highness ordered me to go to Yangzhou to take up the post."

Liu Jieyou and him looked at each other for a while, not letting anyone else go, and suddenly there was a burst of silver bell-like laughter, with his hands on his hips, leaning forward and backward in laughter, the flowers and branches trembling wildly, the second monk Zhang Zhang couldn't figure it out, and looked at Li Jingyuan. Go, the latter also smiled at Zhan Yi.

Liu Jieyou smiled and wiped away his tears, then threw the yellow silk in his hand to him, and said coldly: "What a white goose sound, you are kind enough to treat yourself like a donkey's liver and lungs. It's all in vain for me to enter the palace at night and ask for this will for you."

Bai Yansheng took it over and saw that there was a basket full of Douda's characters, which were genuinely stamped with the jade seal and the seal of the Eastern Palace.

Li Jingyuan said softly at the side: "Cousin, Yangzhou has no choice but to go. Just as you left, Duan Hui's secret envoy has already gone to Yangzhou, and I want Fu Xi to get rid of you as soon as possible."

Bai Yan sounded terrified, looking up at him, only heard the young man whispering: "Yang Nandang, the light chariot general who defended the capital city last night, was secretly imprisoned for letting go of the rebel general Xu Kuang and his family. Duan Hui intends to purge the army. Clean up the Pei party, and you are also listed as cousin. The crown prince had a heart for you, but you rejected him tonight. It was the princess who heard the news and kowtowed at the East Palace overnight to ask for this will for you. Set off immediately, without delay for a moment, in case the prince wakes up and things go wrong."

The situation was critical, Bai Yansheng pursed his lips, bowed to Liu Jieyou, and said in a loud voice: "My minister Bai Yansheng thanked the princess for not avoiding suspicion, not sacrificing her reputation, and being implicated in an extraordinary way. I will repay you later for saving my life today."

At this moment, Liu Jieyou had a smile on his face, played with his own strand of hair, and said leisurely: "Bai Yansheng, do you know why I saved you?"

Bai Yansheng was taken aback for a moment, not knowing how to answer this tricky question, but fortunately he was not a sloppy character, so he said, "I don't know."

Liu Jieyou patted his hair behind him, his cheeks were full of anger, his thin face was filled with anger, and he reprimanded: "Bai Yansheng, I gave you a gift at the Yangzhou post station more than two months ago, but you didn't accept it, and now you don't burn incense when you see the real Buddha. If you can't get into the water or get into the water, you are so brave! Could it be that you dislike me as a woman? You must know that if there is no Hong Fu, Li Jing would not be Li Jing."

A flash of light flashed before Bai Yansheng's eyes, and he suddenly remembered that he had lent a horse to a wealthy family near the post station in Yangzhou when he was going north. I didn't know it was Princess Luanjia, and the servants were shocked. The princess loves me, and the servants can't repay her, only death."

Liu Jieyou achieved his goal, triumphant, and laughed again with a snort.He waved his hand and said: "Forget it, General Bai, Jieyou still has a bit of self-knowledge. I've never been a fool to match a talented man, and I'm not stupid. You look down on me, and I don't look down on you. I just don't want to see The chivalrous bones are also buried in the dust. Xuzhou is connected to Youji in the north and Ganshui in the south. It is a land of military strategists. Xie Kunjun, who knows the state, is talented and star-studded. He is far and near in Suihuai. He was born in a family but has no family background. I must be speculative with you. Now There are different winds in the world, and the general will hold a heavy army in the future. He will live in a fortress and overlook the Cangshan Mountain. There will be one-third of the world. Whether it is to fight against the outside world or to secure the inside, which is more important, you have to think about it. "

She is simple and pretty, speaks frankly, without any taboo, Bai Yansheng's heart is pounding, even though his tongue is brilliant, facing such a woman who is as clear as crystal, he can't say a word.

Seeing him standing there in a daze, Liu Jieyou couldn't help saying angrily, "Why do you keep looking at me?"

As soon as Bai Yansheng came to the ground, he was convinced: "Yansheng just realized today that all people in the world are blind and think that women are inferior to men. Women are really better than men."

In King Kong Bridge's General Bai's mansion, two people in cloaks and covering their heads and faces came out at five o'clock, and quickly boarded a Babaoxiang cart at the door.Liu Jieyou listened to the start of the carriage, and just now put down the hood of the hood, lifted the curtain legs, and reluctantly looked out through the gap.

Li Jingyuan sat far away, and said in a low voice with a smile: "The princess really doesn't like my cousin?"

Liu Jieyou raised her brows again, and fell down the curtain. When she was about to get angry, she felt that it was very fake, and finally she smiled wryly and said bitterly, "That little girl Xie Lianbi is really cheap."

Li Jingyuan rolled his eyes and asked, "Princess, do you mean Lord Xie Kun's national treasure palm?"

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Liu Jieyou leaned on the cushion behind him, lazily, noncommittal.After a while, Li Jingyuan heard her write lightly: "He didn't want to be Li Jing. You did Hongfu once. I just don't know if he accepts your love. You are also very brave and let go of Duan Hui's confidant. , be careful, he has no good fruit for you to eat."

At this time, Li Jingyuan washed off the makeup on his face, his eyebrows were shaved off, and his majestic spirit was slightly reduced, but he looked refreshed and refreshed, so he smiled mockingly: "It's enough for him to accept the princess's love." .The distant water cannot save the near fire, and the servants can only count on the protection of the princess."

In the early morning, the gatekeeper of the north gate of Yongjing just came down from the city wall on duty. He watched a group of chariots and horses driving towards the deserted street. Their armor was clanging and their knives were as bright as snow. The leader was riding a white horse. The young man said loudly: "Zijin Zhonglang will lead Bai Yansheng to Xuzhou with his family and subordinates." He handed over the handwritten document.Chengmen Lang checked it was correct, handed it back to him, and respectfully said: "General Bai, it is still early in the daylight, and it is not yet time to open the city gate, why don't you wait in the building next to you, drink a pot of morning tea, and open the city gate. The small one will let you pass the customs immediately, and it won't delay your itinerary much."

The young man's face darkened, and a horse behind him came forward, and the man on the horse was even more handsome than the snow, lowered his head and said softly: "General, have you read carefully the documents that just passed the customs?"

The city gatekeeper nodded as if he was flattered when he said "general": "I have read it, it is correct."

The man said with a smile in his eyes: "There is a handwritten letter from the East Palace on it, saying that we must go there quickly. My general stayed up half the night and set off at the third watch. Now the army is in chaos. If people know that they have delayed the trip here, they will not be able to go there quickly." For Rong Ji..."

The city gate man's face froze, he nodded and bowed down, and simply made a favor: "That's it, I'll order people to open the door." Then there was a rush, and the heavy city gate slowly opened, allowing the group of people to be at ease leave.

Bai Yansheng walked away for a few miles, stopped his horse and took the bridle, looked back at the black soil city of Yongjing, and said nothing for a long time.

Meng Ziying stayed aside, and was about to taunt him whether he was reluctant to part with the name of Princess Jieyou and son-in-law, when he caught a glimpse of blue veins in his hand holding the rein, and his heart moved, so he said: "Are you worried about the safety of General Yang Nan?" ?”

Bai Yansheng nodded, with deep worry in his eyes.Princess Huayang said that Duan Hui wanted to cleanse the Pei party. Although he escaped, there are still many loyal ministers whose future is worrisome. In addition, there is also Li Jingyuan's family, who do not know what disasters will be brought about by rebelling against Duan Hui.

Brother Sun Shuye stepped forward and said: "Now we are alone and weak, let's inquire slowly in the future. Master Li and Duan Hui are related by marriage, so don't worry." In fact, they are all smart in their hearts, and a traitor is better than a fool Understand the truth of cutting grass and roots.

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In the autumn of the 14th year of Chongming, the palace of Yizhou passed through Yunlou, and the thin soft smoke fell, and Meng Ziyou, the eldest son of Bashu King Meng Ye, was sleeping soundly.In his sleep, he turned back into a boy of fifteen or sixteen years old. In the summer, the new plants were just beginning to bloom, and the shade was shining. He leaned on a tall bamboo branch and looked at a pond outside the bamboo forest. The fragrance is far away and clear.On the other side of the stone path outside the bamboo forest came a middle-aged mother, holding a four or five-year-old curly boy in her hand, who was sobbing and crying.The mother walked all the way and scolded him: "Ninth Young Master, it's not that my old mother has a bad mouth, so you can't forgive me. If you see Fifth Young Master and Sixth Young Master, just go around and don't join in the fun? You know that the eldest son is not here, but why don't you let me go?" Hitting the knife's edge, you really need to worry about us." The boy's face was slashed with ink, which was as miserable as a cat's buttocks, and he cried even more miserably.

Xu Shi cried a little louder, and heard a girl in yellow clothes run out from the water pavilion. The old mother saw the boy, and quickly hugged the boy in her arms, rolled up her sleeves and wiped his face hard twice. The little boy bared his teeth and even forgot to cry.

The girl greeted her from a distance and said coldly: "Mother Wang, don't wipe it, I have seen it long ago. My Xiaojiu is not up to date, and has brought your old man into trouble. Come to our wife to apologize to you."

Mother Wang was startled, and hurriedly said: "Miss Biyuan, you see what you said, we are servants, shouldn't this be true. I'm a slave."

The girl took the little boy from her hand, looked her up and down, and was even more icy cold: "Just remember, why did you see the fifth and sixth sons walking around, don't let me hear that again."

The mother's face turned pale, and she repeatedly knelt down and kowtowed to apologize, but Biyuan turned around and walked back without even looking at her.

When he walked outside the water pavilion, he put down the little boy, and seeing no one was around, he took out a silk handkerchief from his sleeve and soaked it by the water, and washed the little boy's face.While washing, he asked: "Xiao Jiu, the eldest son has not come back from his long trip, why do you have to go to the school? Does the fifth and sixth bully you, sir, don't you care?"

The little boy still had lingering fears, hesitated for a moment, took out a few yellow and orange things from his sleeve, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty is sick, didn't the doctor say that kumquats relieve cough and moisten the lungs, there are in the school. Biyuan also eats it."

The movements of Biyuan's hands suddenly stopped, tears filled her clear and bright eyes, and she couldn't help but hug him tightly.

Mencius only heard a woman's voice next to his ear: "My lord, wake up." He opened his tired eyes for the first time, and the shadows of the candles flickered, smudged into soft smoke, and the tents were like ink and blue paintings. people.The woman dressed neatly, combed her temples lightly, dabbed some rouge, sat on the head of the bed and smiled at him and said, "Is the eldest son startled by a dream? I have been listening to you shouting."

Mencius looked out of the window, the morning light was gradually passing through the screen, and the birds outside were chirping and chirping, so he sat up and said, "What time is it? I went to bed late."

Bi Yuan took the clothes and put them on him: "It's still early, why don't you sleep for a while."

Mencius shook his head and asked again, "Did you hear me shouting?"

Bi Yuan was helping him to dress, she was startled, then turned her face away.

When Mencius saw it, he sighed inwardly, wrapped his arms around her waist, and felt that she was trembling so badly that even the daylily flower with the new hairpin on his temple was too weak, so he teased her by saying, "It smells so sweet, This flower can also help you look delicate." Bi Yuan turned her head and spat at him with red eyes.

He got up early in the morning, and breakfast was useless, so he rushed to Xuanrui Hall to greet Mrs. Lei.Yesterday the Chongyang feast was held, the old lady was so happy to see her eldest grandson come back, she ate two more dumpling, she got cold after overstocking, and made a fuss for half the night.The sisters-in-law and daughter-in-law headed by Mrs. Shen even came to serve before dawn.Mencius walked around the wall where the five sons were enthroned, and someone with sharp eyes saw it and reported it. When he went to the corridor and took off his cloak, he saw Mrs. Shen coming out with a group of daughters-in-law.After paying my respects, Mrs. Shen said: "The old ancestor hasn't woken up yet, so I'll save you today. You can go see your father."

Mencius bowed down respectfully and said, "My child understands." The people beside him were busy putting on his clothes again, and Mrs. Shen took a look at him before going in again.

The sisters-in-law and daughter-in-law all know that Mrs. Shen was born in a golden needle family, and she was a lady. She fell out of favor with Meng Ye because of the inconvenience of being pregnant with the eldest son. Later, when the eldest son was born, Mrs. Shen did not breastfeed herself.Although Mrs. Shen later gave birth to five sons, but Meng Ye's concubine married one house after another, new loves continued, old loves never left, and the time of a single-minded couple was hard to turn back.

After Meng Ziyou left Xuanrui Hall, he detoured north to the Lecture Hall, where Meng Ye had lived for the past few years.There are many soldiers standing in front of the lecture hall, and there is a shallow pool on the left, with three big vermilion characters "Jie Bing Pool" engraved on the railing, which should be newly added.

Mencius looked at it for a while, then untied the sword at his waist, drew out the dagger in his sleeve, and was about to throw it into the pool, but the attendant at the side hurriedly came over and stretched out his hands, flatteringly said: "It's good to leave the precious sword of the eldest son to the villain for safekeeping." gone."

Mencius frowned, as a thank you, and the attendant blushed, took the weapon and retreated to the side.The servant who notified him led him to the back hall and entered the inner courtyard. He saw a sturdy man in his fifties sitting in front of the hall having a meal, accompanied by two middle-aged men in their thirties. Standing up and saluting, he said, "Brother is here."

"Fifth Brother, Sixth Brother" Mencius nodded to them, then walked up to Meng Ye and kowtowed.

Meng Ye put down the chopsticks in his hand, frowned and said harshly, "Get up, what are you eating while kneeling?"

Mencius stood up after pleading guilty, and sat down on the first seat on the left of Meng Ye. A maid served him some food and porridge. Yuzhuo looked forward to it.

After Meng Ye finished his meal, he made a gesture, and both Meng Ziqian and Meng Zixuan asked to leave.The two walked out of the lecture hall, looked at each other, and walked straight into the depths of the woods one after the other.It was late autumn at this time, and the forests were all dyed, and there was a thick layer of fallen leaves under the feet, rustling.The fifth son is the direct brother of Meng Ziyou, while the sixth son is the son of his concubine. Both brothers look like Meng Ye, with a burly figure and a handsome Chinese face, but they are a little less refined than Meng Ziyou.Meng Zixuan lowered his voice and asked, "Did the father ask him to come back? Why?"

Meng Ziqian stood under the shade of the tree, looking around, but said in his mouth: "Otherwise, he is willing to come back? It is not because of going to the river to beat Liu Mu and his son. He wants to take Xiangyang, look north to the Central Plains, and hold Bashu's throat. How could the father not know."

Meng Zixuan hesitated and said, "Can father rule him? How dare he disobey the military order?"

Meng Ziqian withdrew his gaze, with an expression of disdain and amazement on his face: "Last year, my father wanted to establish a title first and call for righteous teachers, so he didn't want to. Stay behind, the Great Xia is almost gone, and you can stay behind." Wealthy and rich?"

Meng Zixuan looked at him rather flatteringly: "Fifth brother is the most eloquent in front of the father, why don't you speak up?"

Meng Ziqian flicked a fallen leaf off his sleeve, and said with a sneer, "Father and son can't agree on each other, what are we going to say. When the father gets tired of his accent, just wait and see what happens to him."

Meng Zixuan hesitated and said: "Now he is the first one in the mansion who can lead troops, and the soldiers are willing to listen to his orders. I'm afraid that the father will still rely on him to fight the country."

Women love young sons more than men, and Mencius relied on Mrs. Shen as the one who came from him. With a private thought in his heart that "Yi Si is much easier than waste", he patted his younger brother on the shoulder and said warmly, "Could it be that if there is no one in this world, no one can succeed?" Is the world under heaven? Speaking of leading soldiers, the sixth younger brother has practiced the Cold River Guying Sword to the eighth level, is it worse than him?"

Meng Zixuan's face showed a slight joy, but he said in his mouth: "After all, brothers are brothers, fifth brother is not inferior to us, and it has always been taboo to fight in the same room."

Mencius raised his eyebrows and looked up at the sky, and said coldly: "Brother, why did he ever think of us as brothers? He only has Xiao Jiu in his eyes. You can't see the way he smiles in every move, Xiao Jiu is exactly the same as him." At this point Consciously making a slip of the tongue, he hurriedly said seriously: "Sixth Brother, don't worry too much, if you don't do anything, when he becomes the King of Qin, we will be lonely ghosts under the Xuanwu sect."

After the meal, Meng Ye only asked about Jing Qing's condition, asked Mencius you to stay for a few more days to relax, and then sent him away.Meng Ye has a rough appearance, but he is sticky and suspicious inside. The father and son can't talk to each other.In recent years, the older I get, the more restrained my temper is, but my nature is still hard to change.

Mencius walked around to greet him, but when he got back to Guoyun Tower, it was not lunch time yet.This Guoyun Building was originally the residence of Meng Ye and his wife. After the mansion was opened, they stayed with Mencius You, and Meng Ye built a luxurious hall to live in.

There are orchids in the window, and bamboos outside the window, the bamboo bed cools down, and the floating melons sink into the plums.Meng Ziyou sat down on the rattan chair in the backyard, resting his hands on the back of his head, admiring the boundless autumn scenery.He has been out of the government since he was 13 years old, and he has been fighting north and south in a hurry. For 20 years, he has never had a moment of leisure. Suddenly, he is over [-], middle-aged in the human world, and he has no son-in-law, so he feels tired.

Mencius stayed at home for two days, Taijun Lei's body was also recovering, and he was preparing to ask his father to resign in the morning of the third day, but he was suddenly woken up at night.Bi Yuan's hair was loose and she was wearing a coat. Behind her was a girl holding a lantern, and said in a low voice, "My lord, please go to the martial arts hall." With a few entourages, they kowtowed to greet him quickly when they saw him.Mencius You walked away and asked some important matters, Shen Rui's tone was very tight, as soon as he said it, he knew it, and Mencius You's heart sank.

Sure enough, before one could reach the lecture hall, one could see bright lights from afar, and one could hear Meng Ye's growling voice clearly after walking a few steps.Mencius hurried forward to pay his respects, but before he finished speaking, he was still kneeling on the ground, his forehead was hit by something, and it hurt so hot, he took a closer look, it turned out to be a jasper inkstone.I only heard Meng Ye roaring: "Leading soldiers and leading soldiers for 20 years, raising this group of arrogant soldiers to come to the future, dare to rebel, do you still see me as the King of Bashu?!"

Shen Rui quickly asked the girl to help Meng Ziyou up, and was busy fetching water to wipe his face.Mencius raised his head and looked around. There were already seven or eight brothers gathered in front of the hall, and they all stood still and dared not look at him.Li Zhiyuan, who joined Meng Ye's army and was also his confidant and aide, was persuading him from the sidelines.

Mencius wiped away the ink stains on his forehead, bent down and said, "Father, what happened?"

Meng Ye was so angry that he couldn't speak, he pointed at Li Zhiyuan, and Li Zhiyuan understood, "My lord, it's only five hundred miles away, and General Lu Anchen in Jingzhou City has changed his flag."

Mencius You didn't move at all, his voice was as clear as a lyre, and he said, "Whose flag did you change?"

Li Zhiyuan praised secretly in his heart, and said calmly: "The flags of Liu Mu and his son have been changed."

Mencius buried his head in thinking.Meng Ye walked back and forth on the tiger-skin carpet in front of the hall like a trapped beast, growling as he walked, "It must be the old ghost Pei Xiu's group of soldiers. If you want to use Jing people, that's all right now."

Mencius raised his head and said: "When I left, everything in Jingzhou City was safe and there was no disorder. Is it a false report? If there is such a thing, Jingzhou's soldiers are only two or three out of ten, and they are not at the critical point. It is not difficult to govern, my son. Just gallop back in the starry night to find out."

"Stop!" Meng Ye yelled loudly, put his hands on his hips, looked at him with round eyes and said, "You are not strict in governing the army, and you haven't been punished yet. Where do you want to go? Don't dare to blame the general for this matter. The sixth and the seventh The two of you are going to Jingzhou to put down the rebellion with your military talisman, get up immediately."

Meng Ziyou's eyelids twitched slightly, and suddenly he felt the chill of late autumn hit his body.

Meng Zixuan made eye contact with Meng Ziqian who was beside him, and quickly knelt down and said earnestly: "Father, don't bother the two masters. The Jingzhou soldiers were all brought out of Sichuan by the elder brother. Without the commander seal, how can they obey me. Yes, there is, The child would never dare."

Mencius frowned, took out a gold medal from the purse at his waist, handed it over and said, "Sixth Brother, catch it."

Meng Zixuan backed down again and again, not daring to accept the seal of command.The faces of all the brothers are colorful, and their envy, jealousy and hatred are all kinds of unspeakable.

Meng Ye shouted loudly: "I don't want to get the seal yet, I will take your life to accompany the counter-rebellion if it is delayed."

Meng Zixuan had no choice but to walk forward on his knees, in front of Mencius You, raised his hands above his head, and said in fear and fear: "My brother has nothing to do with his duties, please forgive me."

Mencius smiled and said "no problem", and gently placed the seal of the commander in charge for nearly 20 years in his palm.Watching Meng Zixuan leave the lecture hall, he bowed down to Meng Ye and said, "Father, the criminal general has no way to lead the army, so I ask the military law to deal with it."

Meng Ye glanced at him. As a master, some people like other people to think about everything in advance, and some like to be unpredictable. He has been in the army for decades and has always liked those warriors who show their personality, drink and eat meat. I don't know. Why did he raise such a civilized son, sometimes he felt like he was hitting cotton when he wanted to vent his anger in a fight.At this time, he said coldly: "You go back to Yunlou to repent, and you are not allowed to come out without orders. After Jingzhou is safe, you will be punished for your crime."

But in one night, the usually quiet and elegant Guoyun Tower was surrounded by the soldiers of the lotus halberd.When Li Zhiyuan walked into this hall that used to be the government office of Yizhou, he felt a lot of emotion in his heart.In front of the gate, there are some traces of house leaks on the screen wall of the Nine Dragons Opera Pearl, and many weeds grow on the bluestone slabs. Only the lion in front of the gate is still majestic.Stepping into the backyard, under a huge golden osmanthus tree, there is a small reclining chair, on which the owner is lying, Mrs. Ru, who is pregnant with Liujia, and on a small stone table, there is a half-played Zhenlong chess game, and Mencius is sitting on a stone bench in a robe Whisk, not like people in the world.

"The Xian couple are so interesting." Li Zhiyuan sighed as he walked.

Bi Yuan stood up with her waist supported, bowed her head and bowed, "Master Li is here", and went to order the girl to serve tea.Mencius shook his fly whisk and said with a smile, "Xiyao is a good comer, but Zhuojing is weaker in chess."

Li Xiyao went under the tree to have a look, and couldn't help itching, so he sat down and looked him up and down enviously, and said: "Besides the pearls and jade, I feel more and more filthy."

Mencius shook his Taoist robe and said with a smile, "Of course you don't know gods with common eyes."

Li Zhiyuan chatted with him all the time, he was one or two years older than Meng Ziyou, and the two were classmates and friends for many years, but he later served Meng Ye, so he had to avoid suspicion.He had already known Mencius You's temperament, he had a temperament that was difficult to control, he could endure what others couldn't bear, he was secretive and taciturn, and he didn't show worry or joy, even his old man Meng Ye couldn't tell.He played a few moves of chess, such as Madam came to offer tea in person, which made him a little embarrassed.Meng Ziyou's Mrs. Ru used to be the maidservant of Mrs. Shen's family. Mencius doted on him very much. Even Shen Huaixiu, the eldest grandmother of the Meng family, would be courteous here.Li Zhiyuan listened to her whispering while pouring tea: "It's over [-] years old, and there is no one and a half daughter under her knees, so the old lady is worried about it. Master Li also persuaded him that it is time to clean up his ambitions, and a few years will be peaceful." It's time."

The man's jade hairpin is tied up, and his eyes are clean. Although he lives in a forbidden room, he seems to be in a place where there are no traces of people and no flying dust. Li Zhiyuan couldn't help being surprised and said: "Ziyou wants to disarm and return to the field? My lord's great career has not been accomplished. It's too early."

Mencius frowned, picked up a chess piece, and said in a rambling voice, "Xiyao knows what's going on in the house. It turns out that the younger brothers were young, and when Ziyou didn't finish his studies, he pulled them out to make up for it. Now the younger brothers are all on their own. Too many mistakes over me, more and more revealing Ziyou's limited ability. For example, in today's disaster in Jingzhou, it is really Ziyou's fault to worry about leaving the king and father behind."

A thought wandered in Li Zhiyuan's mind, and it passed by in a flash, and he could never catch it again. At this moment, he stopped and looked at Meng Ziyou.He said earnestly: "The eldest son was born in the same family, and has outstanding martial arts. Today, the city is in danger of landslides, and the Qingjiang Biao is in today's day. How can you say such despondent words?"

Mencius glanced at him inadvertently, and said, "Do you think I still don't understand the truth about the fullness of the weapon? Tell me the truth, Xiyao, what can you teach me when you come here today?"

Li Zhiyuan didn't want him to have a quick showdown, so he sat upright and asked, "My lord, according to your opinion, what happened in Jingzhou City? Next, does Lu Anchen want to go up the river to attack Yizhou, or go down the river?" Surrender to Liu Mu and Liu Xie, or go north to take down Xianbei's Xiangyang in order to control Jingxiang in the Central Plains?"

Mencius laughed softly: "My father said back then that Jing people were unpredictable, so how would I know?"

Li Zhiyuan saw him gossip about him, knew that he would not tell the truth, but there was nothing he could do about it.After Li Zhiyuan left, Mencius smiled wryly at the end of the situation, put his slender hand on his shoulder, Biyuan's eyes were full of worry, so he patted her hand and comforted her: "It's okay, it's okay, it will pass soon .”

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On the sixth day of Jingzhou's flag change, in the Yizhou palace, the fifth son, Mencius, accompanied Mrs. Shen to dinner and returned to his residence.Sitting alone in the study room under the lamp in the evening, holding a book in his hand but unable to read a word at all, thinking about things in his mind all by himself.

The servant girl Jing Yu knocked on the door twice, came in with a tea tray, pointed to a small cup of tea that had been rained over and said: "The young master said last time that he wanted to ask for some Qingcheng snow buds, and the lady ordered someone to bring them." Saying this in his mouth, he put down the tea tray but the man still didn't leave.

Meng Ziqian looked at her and said with a smile, "Why, is there anything else?"

Jing Yu bowed his head when he heard this, and said: "The management is too strict these few days, the servants can't leave the house for a while."

Meng Ziqian stretched out one arm to wrap her in his arms, teasingly said: "Don't worry, if you can't get out, can't you come in? When the limelight passes these few days, it will be a good day for us."

The red sleeves added fragrance, Jing Yu's face was flushed by the candlelight, Meng Ziqian became lustful for a moment, and was about to spend some more time with her, when he suddenly heard the sound of peeling and pecking on the roof tiles above his head.Both of them were startled, they hurriedly got up and straightened their clothes, Jing Yu went to open the back window, waited for a while, a gray pigeon flew in from the night, its feathers were soaked.Jing Yu hurriedly took off the bamboo tube from its feet and presented it to Meng Ziqian.Meng Ziqian took it and glanced at it, suddenly his expression changed drastically, he pointed at the candle again and again, Jing Yu quickly took the note in his hand and burned it on the fire.

Mencius saw the note with his own eyes