fluttering night wind

Midnight has passed, the river is far away, and a raging bonfire is burning in front of the ancestral hall. In Ziying's eyes, you can vaguely see the turbulent flow of wild tobacco trees, and the sparse shadows in the middle of the mountain. It has been a dream for years.Yan Sheng looked at his bewildered eyes, as if at the age of 13, his stepmother was on the verge of death, his father was far away at the border, and there were two young brothers waiting to be fed. Yan Rong looked into his eyes and called him "Brother" for the first time in his life. ", let him feel that he is the one to be relied on.

So he hugged the person in his arms tightly, and said softly: "Ziying, can you go inside and rest, please? Here I and Sun Zongzhu will take care of you."

Ziying used too much force before, but now she also felt that her meridians were swollen and her breath was chaotic, so she reluctantly nodded and walked into the ancestral hall.Just two steps away, Yansheng took off his outer shirt and covered his head from behind, two lines of tears fell silently on the ground under his feet, he didn't dare to turn his head, and went straight into the ancestral hall.One person huddled in a corner and sat with his knees hugged, listening to the noisy and disturbed voices outside, thinking that as long as he had a rest, he could start again, thinking so, he fell asleep vaguely.

The dream was filled with a strong smell of blood, and even with his eyes closed, he knew that he had returned to that dangerous city again.There is a big white moon above his head. He stands on the parapet wall. Under the wall is a mountain of corpses. Outside the wall is the camp of the Wuhu Allied Forces. The long confrontation makes both sides exhausted. It is more disgusting than bloody. It was the smell of burnt corpses. In desperation, I heard bursts of music in the wind. It seemed to be a Northland song, simple and vigorous, attracting merchants and carved feathers, which attracted barbarians outside the city to come out of their tents and listen.One of them whistled loudly, and said loudly: "I am Xiao Yuanzao, the great general of Xianbei conquering the South. Who is the master in the city, talking on a moonlit night, shaking our army's morale, dare you come down and fight." As soon as he finished playing, he stood up, shook his clothes, and said to Ziying who was still in a daze: "Ah Jiu, go back, your mother will scold you for being late."

When he woke up, it was already bright outside, he got up in surprise, ran to the door and saw many people surrounded outside, Sun Shuye found another tattered cart from nowhere, and brought Linxiling and him Those big and small wives and the dead concubine are all settled.

Yansheng was also very happy to see that his face had improved a lot after waking up, and hurriedly said goodbye to Sun Shuye, and hurriedly took Linxiling back to meet business.

In the autumn morning, the sky is high and the clouds are light, the birds are singing, the red leaves are all over the mountains, there are flying gullies everywhere, the water is clear, the colors are bright, the white sand is like frost and snow, and the red shore is like the morning glow.Yansheng and Sun Jiren were leading the way, but when they turned around and saw Ziying wandering behind the team, they were worried for a while, so they reined in their horses and walked side by side with him.

"Are there any unpleasant things about you?" Yan Sheng asked.

Ziying shook her head and said in a low voice, "Did Sect Master Sun tell you about that man's origin?"

Yan Sheng said: "He took refuge here a few months ago. Sun Zongzhu didn't know the origin, but he felt quite capable, so he stayed. Do you know him? Why did he assassinate Linxi Ling?"

Ziying gritted her teeth and said, "After my master made an empty plan to retreat from the enemy, thanks to his arrow, he was no longer able to adjust his strings and make conquests. I chased him in Xiangyang City for ten days and finally let him escape. I never wanted to come to this remote place." As for the name and purpose, I don’t know anything about it.”

Yan Sheng also frowned upon hearing this.

Ziying suddenly said: "What do you think of Sect Master Sun?"

Yan Sheng always knew that the topic was changing quickly, so after thinking about it, he said with a smile: "Gentle and elegant, courageous and resourceful, well-balanced, no wonder he is the head of the clan at a young age."

Ziying took a peek at him, seeing his dignified face, she also smiled and said: "Exactly, in Linxi in the future, this person can be used freely."

Yansheng was taken aback, he was not used to Ziying's tone, so he just laughed it off: "Linxi is safe, and Fu Xi may not want me to come to Linxi, so let's put it aside for later."

When Ziying heard him mention the perpetrator, she thought to herself that Order Linxi would never come back here again.To put it bluntly, it means that the government forced the people to rebel. Maybe it was Fu Xi who gave the order to increase the tax by [-]%. That's why the county magistrate was not allowed to mention that letter. There is no proof of Linxi Ling's death, so he made his life and death vague from the beginning.

He was cursing the dog head in his heart, when suddenly he heard the sound of geese whispering: "There is no need to ask more about the letter." He turned his head to look at the sound of geese, saw his eyes were deep, nodded and said: "It's best if you know it in your heart .”

The team went out of the mountains, but seeing a group of government soldiers guarding the road to Dongping, Sun Jiren ordered the team to stop far away, thinking that they were not lying.A man rode over, and Yan Sheng saw that it was the military officer of Dongping Mansion, so he also went up to meet him.Sergeant Cao saw that there were only three of them when they went, and he couldn't help being surprised that there was such a big battle when they came back.Yan Sheng told him briefly about the past, he lifted the curtain to look at Linxi Ling who had relaxed and sound asleep in the carriage after escaping from the dangerous place, curled his lips secretly, and looked back at Yan Sheng, who had changed his words and smiled. Yan's face said: "Linxi Commander is safe and well, Bai Dian signed this trip and nods for his hard work." After speaking, he looked at Ziying and Sun Jiren suspiciously.

Yan Sheng hurriedly said: "One of these two is my family boy and the other is a guide hired halfway, they are not suspicious people."

So Juncao led the soldiers to escort Linxi Ling back to Dongping Mansion, and Yansheng asked Ziying to take Sun Jiren home to rest, and rushed back to the mansion without taking care of washing.

It was inevitable that the crying and crying people turned their backs on their backs and made a fuss for a while, and it was not until Sun Shadow Xiechuan that Fu Xi remembered that Yan Sheng had been sitting in the lobby, and then came to see him.

Yan Sheng recounted the story to him in detail. He thought that Fu Xi would have something else to say when he met Linxi Ling before, so he tried to be as pertinent as possible, and finally said: "I said this is actually a misunderstanding, Sun The suzerain still has doubts, I promise on behalf of the prefect that as long as he returns the order of Linxi, disarms the military, and takes four out of ten grain requisitions, he will never collect a single cent more. Sun suzerain said that my lord knows the truth, and the Sun family is grateful and has nothing to repay When he said this, his face blushed slightly.

Fu Xi was stunned for a moment, realizing that his heart was already displeased, but his face was still calm, and he said: "According to the imperial court regulations, this should be the case. Conscription and rations are a major event in a country. Small people make rumors to spread rumors and make troubles." These things are not good, and this government is also very sad. This time, it is all thanks to Bai Dian's signature to mediate, and the above situation has been handed down, and I have made great contributions. I will definitely play a role in the court and give other rewards."

But he never mentioned the matter of agreeing to Yansheng to act as Linxi.

Yan Sheng laughed it off and went back home.

But seeing the coldness of the room at home, Sun Jiren sat indoors and closed his eyes to rest his mind. When he saw him come back, he was overjoyed and shouted: "Brother Meng went out on business, and he said you will have something to eat when you come back."

Yansheng couldn't laugh or cry, he was tired for two days and one night, so he had to go to Dongchu to wash rice and cook.

Not long after Fu Xi sent Yansheng away, he suddenly heard a report from his family saying that the servants of the Bai family were asking to see him, which made him feel strange.I saw a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy in Tsing Yi, carrying a three-layer black lacquer and gold painted food box, walking along the Chaoshou verandah, spreading flowers and willows along the way.At that time, it was completely dark, but the past of this young man shone brightly like candles flickering and pearls shining.

The young man went to the corridor, put away the food box, knelt down to greet him, and said: "I am a servant of the Bai family, named Ziying, the master walked in the mountains yesterday, and asked me to send some mountain goods to Master Fu." Tuyi try something new."

Fu Xi glanced at the food box placed at his feet, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and said, "Bai Dian's signature is too polite. Go back and just say I thank him."

The young man raised his head and smiled, and said: "The master said that Linxi's matter was thanks to Mr. Fu's care, and I need your guidance in the future."

Fu Xi nodded and said, "He's doing his business well."

The young man said: "If my master was in Linxi, there would never be such a mess. Don't talk about making flowers for business, just make a good face. Everything still depends on the support of colleagues and superiors."

Fu Xi couldn't help but glanced at him a few more times, and left in a huff: "I know. The Linxi Commander has retired from me just now, and he can go to Linxi to take up his post tomorrow."

Mencius walked out of Dongping Mansion, saw no one around, walked quickly into an alley, turned over on the roof, stepped on the roof tiles, returned to the mansion, sneaked up to a roof ridge in the backyard, and carefully moved away. A little wadang, look down.

The house is brightly lit, the fragrance is blowing, and it is as warm as spring.Fu Xi was washing his hands and face under the service of the maid.A beautiful woman with a graceful figure came over, opened the food box on the table, took a look, and gasped: "Who sent this?"

Fu Xi waved his hand to repel the servant girl, took a sip of tea, and said slowly: "It was sent by the boy from the Bai family."

The beautiful woman was slightly worried: "How dare you take so much? What is he begging you for?"

Fu Xi put down the teacup and said: "It's just the order of Linxi. The land of Linxi is barren and the people are cunning. It is neither a first-class county nor a place of leisure. I don't know why he likes it. If he wants to go, let him go." Go and pinch Sun Shuye. It’s just that he is usually well-dressed and arrogant, but he would take this shortcut. I underestimated him.” He took out a letter from his sleeve and moved it closer. Candlelight, without blinking an eye, saw the letter burnt to ashes and scattered on the ground.

The beautiful woman came over and asked: "You are talking about that Bai Yansheng? Uncle married him, he must have a good family background. I heard that he is not married yet, Second Uncle asked me to ask, and wanted to promise Ting'er to him. "

Fu Xi was holding a teacup to drink tea, spouted out a sip of tea, and blurted out: "The Bai family is a military family, how can we marry him?"

The beautiful woman was stunned, and argued: "There are too many civil servants leading troops, like my uncle who also leads the ranks of generals and supervises the Bazhou military."

Fu Xi thought that Pei Xiu was an outlier even in Pei's family, she just casually made a marriage contract for her only son and an unknown person based on a one-sided relationship, regardless of high or low, it has long been a joke in Yongjing, and she doesn't know how to offend How many noble families have been married, and the Fu family, as in-laws, is also embarrassing.But the wife's natal family can't accuse her face to face, so she said solemnly: "This talent is outstanding, but the earth is cold and his life is short, so he is not good enough to be useful, so you can't marry him. There is no need to mention it, madam."

The beautiful woman saw her husband's stern words, so she felt aggrieved and said: "If you can't do it, you can't do it. I'm all for Ting'er's good. It's really useless to worry about it."

Fu Xi also felt that it was too much, so he eased his expression, and said: "Warrior is no more than an eagle and dog. My Fu family has a hairpin family and five generations of prime ministers. How can I lower my style and be with animals?" He was so attached to his family status that he forgot Heroes don't ask the old saying where it comes from.

Meng Ziying put back the removed roof tiles, and tiptoed out of the yard. For some reason, he was in a very good mood, and his steps became much lighter. material.

Bai Yansheng only felt that things were a little strange that day, when he arrived at the government office early in the morning, the master said that Linxi Commander had retired and returned to his hometown, and Fu Xi ordered him to act as Linxi's temporary deputy, and he will take up the post immediately.He was going to see him with the letter of appointment signed by Fu Xi himself, but Master Bo said that Mr. Fu had fallen ill from overwork, and ordered him not to delay his schedule, but to take up his post as soon as possible.

He returned home a bit confused, and seeing Ziying and Sun Jiren happily packing their luggage, he asked in amazement, "What are you doing?"

Sun Jiren said: "Isn't Bai Dian's signature going to Linxi to become an official?"

Meng Ziying also laughed and said: "I guess Mr. Fu has changed his mind. I am afraid that no one in Dongping will dare to go to Linxi to pick the seal except you."

Bai Yansheng thought it was weird, but couldn't tell what was wrong, so he had to resign himself to his fate and go to tidy up his things.

When we went to Linxi again, compared to the last time, it was much calmer this time.Sun Shuye also counted on what he said, and all the roadblocks and weapons along the way have been removed.

In the lobby of the Linxi County Government Office, Sun Shuye knelt down on his knees and presented a thick booklet. Yan Sheng took it and flipped it over in his hand. The names, birthdates, and places of origin of each household were written in densely packed small script. , Dingkou, Xianglun Qingyi, official positions for generations, etc.The household registration book can be said to be the record of the people, the governance of the country, the collection of taxes, the collection of military service, the education of the department, the recommendation of officials, all of which are inseparable from this scale book.

Mencius Ying showed joy, but Yan Sheng said stupidly: "This yellow book is in the county government office, why did the suzerain give it to me?"

When Meng Ziying heard the words, she wanted to go up and give him a kiss.

Sun Shuye was also taken aback, and then smiled and said: "Master Bai was not a member of the officialdom, the record in the Linxi County Government's book is incomplete, it can also be said to be fake, this is the real book."

Yansheng suddenly realized, excited, and quickly pulled Sun Shuye up, saying: "The suzerain is kind, Yansheng is determined to live up to his mission for his parents." Then he handed the notes to Ziying, and said: "You copy a copy, and then copy the original Return it to the suzerain."

Mencius Ying took the fish scale book, and smiled at Sun Shuye: "Sect Master Sun, there are three famous voices in Dongping Mansion, the voice of reciting poems, the voice of playing chess, and the voice of singing. From now on, Linxi County may also have three voices. It's gone."

Sun Shuye smiled and said nothing.Bai Yansheng looked at him puzzled.

Mencius Ying said: "The sound of the hammer, the sound of the abacus, and the sound of the board."

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