fluttering night wind

They slept in the mountains overnight, and the next morning, Li's carriage came to take them back to the city.Li Jingyuan was still sleeping soundly in the carriage, but Bai Yansheng got out of the carriage halfway, asked the direction of the King Kong Bridge, and searched all the way.The bridge is still there, but the felt under the bridge has disappeared. I don't know whether it was returned to the original owner or taken by other people in need.There are several other boats parked under the willow tree, but none of them are the same boat as that day.Yansheng asked the nearby merchants and pedestrians, and everyone laughed at him: "Young master, there are thousands of boats at Yongjing Wharf, how can I find them?" He had to return feeling disappointed.

Li Jingyuan woke up early that day, and returned a plum red envelope and a wooden box after lunch.Yan Sheng opened it and saw that it was exactly the same as Yan Rong's Flying Goose Concentric Jade, and it was a token that his father gave to the Li family back then.Therefore, he accepted it, and before he could speak, Li Jingyuan said first: "The matter of Yan Rong needs to be discussed in a long-term way. My cousin finally went to Beijing, so let's stay here for a while before leaving." He didn't know that Yan Rong was only a few days away. Sheng has already seen through the prosperity of Yongjing, and has long since given up.

Yan Sheng smiled and said: "I have been in Yongjing for several days, and I haven't greeted my uncle and aunt face to face, so I feel very disturbed."

Li Jingyuan covered half of his face with a fan and said: "It's okay, it's okay. My wife is conceiving in a Buddhist nunnery, my mother and younger sister are taking care of me, and my father is in Jiangbei to control the flood. I have paid my respects on behalf of my younger brother, so my cousin can stay here with peace of mind."

Yan Sheng thought to himself, Li Wenbo and his wife stayed far away. I wonder if they are cold in nature or too thin-skinned?

The two of them talked, and Li Jingyuan felt sleepy again, and was about to take five stone powder to take it, when suddenly a servant reported that the Yushi doctor came down to deliver a message.

The person who sent the message was a handsome young man who was about as loud as the sound of geese. He wore brocade clothes and silk shoes. When he saw Li Jingyuan, he said, "My lord said, Mr. Shao Fu is about to go out of Jingxiang Town, and he will rest tomorrow. He invites all officials and colleagues to come to Lu Mingguan is practicing for Lord Pei, and Lord Li must support it."

Li Jingyuan agreed and ordered someone to give him some errand fees. The man suddenly raised his head and glanced at Yan Sheng, with a smile in his eyes, frivolously, and said: "Your Excellency also asked, I heard that Mr. Li's family has come, why didn't you listen?" Bring it up?"

Yan Sheng only felt that Li Jingyuan's complexion darkened, and in an instant it became as calm as a mirror, and said: "This is Bai Yansheng from Yingchuan County, Qingzhou. His ancestor is Bai Jian, Marquis of Huainan, and he is my cousin. He just arrived in Yongjing the day before yesterday, so he didn't have time to visit him. , I hope to forgive you for being rude."

Yan Sheng was a little polite, and the man looked straight at him, and said with a smile: "So that's the case. Mr. Li might as well take Mr. Bai with him. Marquis Jian is a man, and the master of the family has always admired him. The descendant of Marquis Huainan, my lord I also want to get acquainted."

Li Jingyuan agreed on Yansheng's behalf, and the man did not forget to look back at Yansheng before leaving.Yan Sheng only felt that it was extremely strange, and asked with his eyes.Li Jingyuan said indifferently: "That's the family of my superior Yushi doctor Duan Hui. You also know that Yizhou governor Meng Ye became king, and the imperial court ordered Jingzhou governor to crusade and suffered a big defeat. Now it's a quarrel that has turned the world upside down. It's you On that day, the young crown prince Fu Peixiu has just been assigned the rank of general, to oversee the military affairs of the eight prefectures, and to go out to the governor of Jingzhou. Tomorrow I will see him off."

Yan Sheng asked: "Is this Wenxi Pei's family in Hedong?"

Li Jingyuan nodded: "The Pei family can be regarded as a family member among the family members, a member of the Qingliu family, and their acquaintances are all over the world. In fact, Pei Xiu and Duan Hui have always had opposing political views, but I don't know what kind of evil wind is blowing today..." When he said this, he realized that something was wrong. When it was appropriate, I immediately kept my mouth shut, and only ordered my family to send five stones.

So on the second day of rest and bathing, Li Jingyuan took Yansheng to the Luming Pavilion, the largest pavilion in the capital.Although he had already been mentally prepared, Yan Sheng was startled when he got into the car.I saw Li Jingyuan's jade-colored forging gown, hairpin with hairpins, powdered powder and vermilion, his cheeks showed the abnormal color of taking Wushisan early in the morning, his chest was wide open, emitting the medicine, but he seemed to be afraid of the cold. Wearing a fox fur jacket and a black hat and ear mink.Yansheng couldn't suppress his surprise, Li Jingyuan smiled, and said in a waned way: "I'm in poor health, and when I take the medicine, I get hot and cold at the same time. My cousin in strange clothes is laughing at me."

This is not only a loss, it is a big loss.Yan Sheng asked concerned: "Cousin is not yet thirty, so young, why can't he quit this poison? But immortality, wouldn't it be the opposite of Daonan?"

He thought that Li Jingyuan took the medicine to become an immortal. Li Jingyuan had a slightly bitter taste in his mouth, but he was grateful for his concern and said with a smile: "I remember what my cousin said." Xu Shi was in good spirits after taking the medicine, but he was extra He reminded: "When we get there later, if there are too many people scattered, my cousin doesn't need to look for me. If you are tired, the carriage is waiting outside, and you can go back to the house on your own. The people who come are either rich or expensive, but I expect my cousin will also There are only two people who need to be careful if they are able to deal with it moderately. One is Pei Xiu, a young man who ascends to the imperial court, holds important responsibilities, and is famous all over the world, but his temper is too bad, and he is upright and outspoken. The other one is Duan Hui, today's boss, this person," he paused as he said this, with a look of pain flashing in his eyes, "he doesn't like women, but he likes men. Cousin, if If you see middle-aged people surrounded by young men, just stay away from them."

Yan Sheng's pupils narrowed sharply, and he could understand at a single point. Even though the hairs on his body were erected, his face was calm and calm: "Thank you cousin for reminding me, Yan Sheng will save me."

After Li Jingyuan said this, he leaned back on the mattress again.

When we arrived at the destination, we saw people getting off one after the other in carriages, crowded with people, all well-dressed, with gold and pink buildings, peaches and willows contending for beauty, all laughing and singing.He walked a few steps inside with the flow of people, and when he looked back, Li Jingyuan was nowhere to be seen.Fortunately, some of the people I met at the Xishan Spring Banquet yesterday also came, saw him at first sight and hurriedly grabbed him, and he readily joined the group.

There is a large water surface in the pavilion, and the buildings are built along the edge of the pond, which is very unique. The main building is on the east side, with a height of five floors. The ground is paved with goose warm stones, and some exotic flowers and plants are planted, all of which are hung with colorful lights. There are uneven Taihu stone rockery along the lake, which is sparse and beautiful.The sound of geese is in a flower hall on the west side of the main building, most of the people in the hall are young scholars with weak crowns, embroidered clothes and red shoes, and drinking wine. Hanging a dark dagger, it is quite out of place.

Someone next to him whispered about the government: "I heard that Pei Xiu's predecessor was convicted of defeat in the army, and it is said that his family was exiled to Jiaozhou."

Someone said: "Then Pei Xiu is still in the main battle?"

"Who knows, maybe His Majesty transferred him just to make him give up."

"Master Duan is really narrow-minded. He knows that he is going to jump into the fire pit, but he still has to practice it with great fanfare."

Yan Sheng was secretly startled when he heard it, and suddenly there was a drumbeat in his ear, and a branch of peach blossom was handed to him.Everyone booed: "It's time for Mr. Bai to write a poem."

Only then did Yansheng come to his senses, it turned out that the drumming passed the flowers to him.He had a look of embarrassment on his face, how could there be any poetic and picturesque feeling here and now.He took the branch of peach blossom that was in full bloom, frowning, and searched his stomach. Everyone around laughed and filled the wine bowl, ready for him to pour it down as soon as he begged for mercy.Suddenly a butterfly flew into the hall for some reason, circled around, and landed on the peach branch in his hand.

With a twitch of his heartstrings, he slowly chanted: "Yang Fang is radiant in the courtyard according to the green calyx.

Zero dew is drunk, and the residual glow seems to melt.

Danqing is difficult to write, good fortune alone retains merit.

Dancing butterflies on the fragrant path, chasing the evening wind gracefully. "

Everyone quieted down and savored it carefully. There was no sound in the hall for a while, and suddenly someone yelled: "Okay!" Everyone gave a thumbs up and praised, so many people came up to toast, making Yansheng dumbfounded. drink.

After drinking for three rounds, he felt uncomfortable inside, so he went out of the flower hall and stood on the corridor to breathe.In the early spring of March, the wind was still chilly, but the room was as warm as spring. Everyone had begun to wear thin summer clothes, and only I was still wearing brocade and forged jackets, which was quite old-fashioned.A group of players in colorful clothes with wide sleeves and musical instruments lined up and passed by the corridor, and they covered their mouths and smiled when they saw him.

There was a flash in front of his eyes, he suddenly remembered something, and then looked up, those actors had scattered into every flower hall like butterflies, without a trace to be found.

There is a small pavilion on the lake in the center of the pavilion. The sound of wild geese walked around the exquisite rockery and walked into the pavilion.There are bamboo curtains hanging on all sides of the pavilion, and blue bricks with ink on the ground. There is a clay pot on the stone table in the pavilion. There is water in the pot, and five or six dishes are warmed in the pot, and a pot of small wine is simmering. gas.

He was sitting in the pavilion watching people, and the people next to him were also watching him upstairs.The person on the highest floor of the main building closed the bead curtain and walked into the room, and the maid followed him and lowered the curtain one by one.Longyan incense mist sprays out from the four walls, and dimly lit by candlelight, the whole room looks like a fairy garden in Langyuan.Li Jingyuan was trapped between the heavy mattresses, his upper body was naked, and his face was flushed.

The visitor was in his [-]s and [-]s, and he was well maintained. He sat on the edge of the bed and held up his face. He looked at him carefully and said, "Why do you eat so early in the morning that you don't know what to do? Are you going to die?"

Li Jingyuan opened his eyes, angry like blue grass, and said: "If you don't take the medicine, how can you make your lord happy?"

The man said with a smile, "Your little cousin is sitting alone in the pavilion, feeling unhappy."

Li Jingyuan closed his eyes again, let out a "huh", and said: "If you want to serve your lord, you can't control him."

The man said: "Is this person available? Why don't you invite him to come and walk around more? I want to collect the door and wall, thinking of peaches and plums."

Li Jingyuan still closed his eyes and said: "Country people have never seen the world. Students of Han Academy know a lot about Fengyue, so why take this savage?"

When the man saw that he was impatient, his face was full of anger, and suddenly his heart moved, because of a smile, he said: "Are you jealous?"

Only then did Li Jingyuan open his eyes again, with a sweet smile, he stretched out his arms to wrap his arms around the person, and lazily said: "Your Excellency, too, your arms are too long."

When Yan Sheng sat in the pavilion for a stick of incense, he was feeling hot in the flower hall and just wanted to take off his clothes, but he didn't expect that it was still very hot here.The pavilion is on the water, but there is no chill.A passing maidservant saw him sitting there in a daze, and came to refill tea and water, Yansheng asked why.The maid smiled lightly and said, "Young master, is this the first time you come to our pavilion? You see that the pillars of the pavilion are all made of white copper, and there is a coal fire inside, so it is so warm. If you are not used to it, the servant will close it for you." Fire, roll up the curtains, and it will be cool."

Yansheng watched her fiddle with it, and couldn't help sighing again and again.

The servant girl was about to leave after finishing these tasks, when she saw a person walking up the Yudai Bridge from afar, she knelt down to beg for peace and said, "Master Pei, do you have any orders?"

Yan Sheng turned around and saw an old man in his fifties walking towards the pavilion, and waved away the maidservant.He only felt that his head was getting bigger, and the villain in Li Jingyuan's mouth had finally met one, and he couldn't help feeling dry, and quickly got up and stood with hands down.

Pei Xiu had an iron pot-colored face, was full of wrinkles, and smelled of alcohol, apparently too drunk. She was wearing a soap gauze robe, a crimson skirt, simple accessories, and a sword hanging from her waist, making Yan Sheng look sideways.

As soon as the two met, they were both impressed by each other. Pei Xiu pressed her sword subconsciously, with a hint of a smile in her eyes, and said softly: "It seems that they are of the same kind."

He has an amiable attitude and a kind voice, unlike Li Jingyuan's "wind festival is too severe", Yan Sheng is also a little relieved, and he goes forward to greet him.

Pei Xiu sat down on the stone bench, breathed out the smell of alcohol, and greeted Yan Sheng to take a seat, saying: "Whose son are you? Is your ancestor healthy?"

Yansheng sat down sideways, and said: "The villain Baiyansheng, Yingchuan County, Qingzhou, his ancestors are Baijian, Marquis of Huainan, and Li Wenbo, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, is my uncle. A few days ago, I was invited to play in Yongjing. It has been three years since I saw you. "

Pei Xiu seemed to have suddenly realized, and said: "So it's you. Little friend, let me ask you why you scream at the mountains at night?"

Yan Sheng didn't react for a while, seeing Pei Xiu take out a cluster of five-color feathers from the purse in his sleeve, he smiled heavily: "I shot a luminous white plant to you, how can you pay me?"

Only then did Yan Sheng recall the arrow shot yesterday when he was playing, the abode on the mountain was connected to the abode, and the house was connected to the house. It turned out that the house of Pei's family was also nearby. : "The villain is being rude, what kind of flower does Mr. Pei have, the villain immediately finds a plant that is exactly the same."

Pei Xiu laughed loudly, and quickly waved her hand to tell him to sit down.He asked again: "How have you seen and heard in Yongjing these few days?"

Yan Sheng thought for a while, and then said: "The world is peaceful, the nest is selling gold, people come like jade, and the music and songs compete in the high hall."

"The four seas are at peace, is the four seas at peace?" Pei Xiu recalled his words, her gaze was like a torch, and said, "You want to say that the four seas are at peace, but those who know know that it will be chaotic, don't you?"

Yan Sheng lowered his eyes and remained silent.

Pei Xiu took a sip of tea, and said after a while: "You are a descendant of a military general, and you are familiar with military books, so I will go straight to the point and ask you how is the situation in Sichuan today?"

Yan Sheng said: "I am not a member of the court, so I dare not discuss the government affairs indiscriminately."

Pei Xiu gently blew the froth in the teacup, and said: "I know your father Bai Heng, who used to be in the army for many conquests in the past, and knows how to change things, so what if he doesn't know his son?"

Yan Sheng said: "Father was injured when he was young. Although he couldn't bend his bow and hold a spear later, what he had in his chest was more than armored soldiers."

Seeing that he was not agitated, Pei Xiu praised him in his heart for his calmness and calmness, and said: "Some people say that Meng Ye occupies a big town outside, the land is dangerous and the army is strong, and the siege is difficult to overcome. It is especially suitable to test the national economy. Domestication. What do you think?"

Yan Sheng was a little bit embarrassed, so just ignore him, and let the old man talk about his own face, so he thought about it: "Jiangzuo can't live without Shu."

To defend the downstream Yongjing, the upstream Yizhou and Jingzhou are the battlegrounds for military strategists.Just this one sentence revealed his intention of leading the battle, and it was also this one sentence that could not be stopped afterward.

Pei Xiu said again: "There are also people who say that when Meng Ye is newly established and his troops are on the scene, he will be commander in chief and refuse to fight. The merit is not guaranteed, so it is better to delay it. When his strong ministers fight for power, it will become difficult, and then he will send his master to go out to fight." , the soldiers will not get tired, and the lost ground will be recovered.”

When Yan Sheng heard this, his eyes showed indignation, and he thought to himself who came up with such a bad idea. The country is really about to perish, and there are many evildoers.But he said in his mouth: "Meng Ye is based on the upper class, town Guangling, each has strong soldiers, enough to control the imperial court, hold power in the center, and it will last forever."

He only speaks three points, but a wise man knows it as soon as he hears it.Pei Xiu stroked her short beard, her admiration was undisguised: "The civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty are not as good as Huangkou's naive."

Yan Sheng remembered that Yan Rong used to say "causing trouble only because of idle talk", Fang felt a little annoyed.

Pei Xiuxu had drank some wine today and had a lot of feelings, or he had hit it off with him since Yansheng shot his beloved Ye Guangbai yesterday. At this time, he said: "Do you know who Meng Ye is? Old man He has worked with him for dozens of years. At that time, they were regular servants on loose horses. They went to Wang Da Sikong's house to drink together. Wang Da Sikong ordered his maid to persuade everyone to drink. Killing one daughter, and killing three daughters in a row, he didn't change his face. The old man advised him to cherish human life, but he said to me, he committed suicide against his family, what is the matter with you?"

The sound of geese was terrified, and finally lost his voice: "Master Pei, Jingzhou must never go."

Pei Xiu was stunned for a while after being drank by him.Only then did Yan Sheng realize that he was extremely rude, his face flushed red.Pei Xiu's eyes were as deep as the sea, she restrained her indulgent thoughts just now, and said sharply: "Just now you said that the Meng thief must be punished, why are you saying that you can't go now?"

Only then did Yan Sheng understand what it means to be "too severe", but he said unwillingly: "This gentleman will be a thief! Why do you feel tired of a state? Lord Pei has a broken heart, but a hundred thousand troops need to fight. With 20 people serving hard labor, there is absolutely no guarantee of victory given the disputes among the courts today. In the year when Mr. Pei died, why bother, why bother," he thought and thought, but couldn't find the right sentence, saying that he was jumping into the fire pit, but it was inevitable. Too vulgar and impolite, thinking of the nameless floating corpse I saw on the river before entering Beijing, the blood on his face drained in the end, his mind gradually became cold, and he said quietly: "Straight as a string, on the side of the road of death."

Pei Xiu was surprised, it turned out that this little boy had already seen his way back, and he was complaining for himself.The respect welled up in his heart. It turned out that the ancients said that the white head is as new and the cover is as old. It really exists.He eased his expression, and said softly: "Dancing butterflies and enchanting the fragrance path, chasing the evening wind. I passed through the flower hall just now and saw them passing a piece of poetry. Did you do it?" Seeing the sound of geese nodding, He sincerely praised: "The writing is very good. Human life and insect life are different."

Yan Sheng looked at this loyal elder, and tears welled up in his eyelashes for some reason. This old man who is over half a year old, knowing that the dynasty is like a butterfly has lost its way, but he still insists on dying for beauty.Throughout the ages, good ministers and powerful generals were a little careless, and they died at the hands of the master, and the Great Wall self-destructed.

Seeing tears in his eyes, Pei Xiu felt that he was still a child after all, so she pretended to be relaxed and said: "You have come all the way from Qingzhou, and you must have something to do at Li Wenbo's residence. I'll see if I can help."

At this time, Yansheng felt that there was no barrier between him and him, so he didn't want to talk about his divorce, because he was afraid of hurting the reputation of Miss Li's family, so he said: "Yansheng has a younger sister who has twins. , both parents died, so I asked my uncle and aunt to decide to find a good family. It’s just that the marriage is hard to decide for a while.”

Pei Xiu pondered for a long time with her long beard, and asked after a while: "Did you say you are twins?"

Yan Sheng nodded again and again: "The appearance is very similar, and the talent and family affairs are also superior to me. When I was young, I studied and practiced swords with me, and I am better than me in everything."

Pei Xiu laughed and said, "Is there only advantages and no disadvantages?"

"Shortcomings." Yan Sheng thought for a while and said, "He has a stubborn temper. But if he is wrong about things and people, if he is wrong, he will admit his mistakes very simply."

Pei Xiu thought to himself that this was to his liking, he already hated submissiveness.So he showed a satisfied look on his face, and said: "Old man Haoshou's only son, named Sixuan, who is one year older than you, if you don't give up, you can marry Qin and Jin."

Yan Sheng couldn't turn his head, so he went stupid.

Pei Xiu waited for him for a long time, seeing that his eyes were still dull, she was dissatisfied and said: "Do you think my son is not good enough for your sister?"

Yan Sheng hurriedly waved his hands and said, "No, no. Mr. Pei loves you, but my family is a little too high..."

Seeing that he was at a loss, Pei Xiu looked up and laughed loudly: "When you marry a wife, you should seek a virtuous person. What is your family status? In terms of family status, is there anyone in Daxia who is higher than our Wenxi Pei family in Wendong?" Saber, handed it to Yan Yan and said: "Take it, this is a token. Next year my son will be weak. If the old man's family is still alive, I will definitely come to ask for your sister."

Yansheng received the sword and drew it, the cold light overflowed, he couldn't help but praise, he also took out a wooden box from his bosom, and handed it to Pei Xiu, this was originally something that Li's mansion returned to him, because it was the same as the piece of jade from Yanrong. If it feels the same, just hand it over to Pei Xiu.The two ordered someone to fetch a pen and paper, each wrote the eight characters, and exchanged with each other.Up to this point, Yan Sheng still couldn't believe that Yan Rong, the number one nobleman in Daxia, just flew up to the branch to become a phoenix.

Pei Xiu was so happy that his beard flew up, Yan Sheng's heart moved, and he said, "Master Pei, I have a merciless request."

Pei Xiu waved her hand and said: "I know what you want to say, you want me to take you to Jingzhou. This is not possible. I can't trap my future in-laws in it. Besides, you are still young, Jing Xiang The land of tigers and wolves is untouchable."

Yan Sheng also stopped talking.

But Pei Xiu thought of something and said, "If you want to practice and experience, I have a place. The sheriff of Dongping County in Yangzhou is my younger brother Pei Kai's in-laws. He once asked me to find a prime minister for him. If you don't mind that place?" Remote, I will recommend it for you now.”

The author has something to say: Xiao K saw you leave a message in the background, and the old friend is very jealous when they meet each other.I wish you a happy time watching!

Speaking of which, the Bai family and the Pei family, from Yan Rong and Sixuan to A Liu and Pei Xu, are all closely related! !It was not until Chuqing and Siyuan that a good thing finally came true.