Yang Yanqing took off the small bamboo tube from the black eagle's ankle, opened it and took out a note. After reading it, he twisted it into powder with his fingertips. Hei Ying, who was still laughing non-stop when he let his arms fly, turned on his horse and said: " Let's get on the road, Huaiji will catch up later."

Xiao Jinghe patted Mo Xiao's head reassuringly, and got on his horse.

The black eagle circled and flew a few times above the heads of the two, wailed twice and disappeared into the dark night.

***

There are two most famous places in Shanghai, one is the Heqi Mountain Villa where people from the rivers and lakes gather, and the other is the well-known Songxia Academy in Daqing.

Although Matsushita Academy is located in Shanghai, it accommodates students from various prefectures. There are not only children from aristocratic families who are open-minded to study and respect their teachers, but also students from humble backgrounds and poor families.

The founder of the academy was a great Confucian of the time. Disappointed by the darkness of the imperial examinations and the ruling regime dominated by the family, he resigned angrily and returned to his hometown to establish the academy. After he left for the west 20 years ago, Matsushita Academy was replaced by Gu, the only proud student in his life. Wen Yong took over.

No matter when he was a student, Gu Wenyong's vision was extraordinary. What's more, there were rumors that the Prime Minister of the State of Zhou visited the thatched cottage three times and asked him to come out of the mountain to become an official in the State of Zhou, but he was rejected three times. The prime minister of the state of Zhou just gave up on the matter of seeking skin with the tiger.

If it is said that Li Xian back then was a court magistrate with peaches and plums everywhere, then this Gu Wenyong can be regarded as the real peaches and plums everywhere.

And the purpose of Yang Yanqing and Xiao Jinghe's visit this time is Chen Ruyue, who is recuperating behind closed doors in Shuixinxie not far from Matsushita Academy.

One in the east and the other in the south of Heqi Mountain Villa and Shuixin Pavilion, almost spanning the entire Shanghai. The two set off in the dark and galloped all the way, and finally arrived at another village of Heqi Mountain Villa in Shanghai before lunch. .

Xiao Jinghe looked at the Biezhuang, which happened to be adjacent to the large lake of Shuixinxie, and was only separated from the Songxia College by a wall, and had a new understanding of the power of Heqi Villa.

"This place was not bought with money." Yang Yanqing knew what Xiao Jinghe was thinking when he saw Xiao Jinghe's expression, and leaned over and whispered, "A few years ago, Prime Minister Zhou Guoguo came to invite Mr. Gu but he didn't move, and he was damaged by the needle hidden in the cotton with a poisonous mouth. After a while, several students of Mr. Gu posted a message to Heqi Mountain Villa to save Mr. Gu’s life. Some brothers of Heqi Mountain Villa accepted the post and squatted on the wall of Matsushita Academy to watch every day. Mr. Gu found out later, A courtyard of the academy was purposely set up as a gift to the villa, and a wall was erected to avoid suspicion, and then those students who sold themselves to Heqi Villa were redeemed."

Xiao Jinghe walked inside and said, "Did Zhou Guo really send someone here?"

"But there are a lot of people here! How about Feng Jingwei's small belly?" Yang Yanqing sneered, shaking his head and said, "The dignified state minister is being humiliated by a commoner literati, and the more he looks like a corporal, the more he hates it." Teeth itching. Mr. Gu closed the courtyard door behind his back, pointed at Feng Jingwei, and said, there is no one who is more moral and narrow-minded than this, so that his students will keep their eyes open and see clearly when they become officials."

Otherwise, why has Zhou Guo never picked up on the slightest advantage in terms of Daqing literati, but all famous Confucian scholars don't like Zhou Guo.

The yard was cleaned up very cleanly. It was obvious that Yang Yanqing had notified in advance that he would be coming, and cleaned everything in advance. There were not a few maids and servants in the yard, and only the faint sound of reading from the academy next door could be heard quietly.

Unclothed and washed to get rid of the exhaustion of the world, Yang Yanqing changed into a toga with big sleeves and a jade hairpin. Seeing that Xiao Jinghe was still in black with narrow sleeves, he said helplessly: "Madam's clothes really concealed Madam's appearance. .”

Xiao Jinghe straightened his cuffs, nodded and said, "Yes."

Dressed like that toga with big sleeves, it would be inconvenient to fight in case of danger.

Yang Yanqing didn't feel that Xiao Jinghe was perfunctory him, so he continued to smile and said, "Let's go, let's go to the next door for dinner."

next door?

which side?

Xiao Jinghe looked at Yang Yanqing.

...and followed Yang Yanqing over the wall of Panasonic Academy.

No, it should be said that it jumped up, but did not fall down.

Yang Yanqing grabbed Xiao Jinghe who was about to jump down, raised his chin and pointed to a pair of twinkling eyes not far away: "There is a dog."

Xiao Jinghe's gaze moved down, and from the eye-catching vicious dog, he saw the scenery of the academy separated by a wall. Below it was just a forest, and it was not in the flowering season or the fruiting season at this time. Xiao Jinghe could only vaguely make out a few peach trees and pear trees—— It's just a garden, why is there a vicious dog tied to watch it?

While thinking about it, Yang Yanqing, who was squatting beside him, laughed dryly, and said dissatisfiedly: "Tsk, I haven't been here for more than six years, why is this dog still here?"

Xiao Jinghe: "..."

What did the master do before, so that the owner of this garden will be on guard against the dog day and night?And this habit has continued for six years.

Yang Yanqing said calmly: "Gu Wenyong is like me. He likes to drink two glasses but his capacity for alcohol is not good enough, so he has practiced an excellent craft of wine making. The fruit wine he brews is mellow but not intoxicating. After all the fine wines from various state capitals, Gu Wenyong's is the one I like the most~"

"Let's give this compliment to others, I don't care about it!"

A clear voice came, and Gu Wenyong, who was wearing a light purple uniform with a scroll in his hand, walked out slowly from the other side of the garden, and looked up at the two gentlemen on the beam who were still squatting on the wall of his academy. , Opening your mouth is just a word of resentment.

"Come to me with such a face, you are not afraid of being beaten out by me?"

"Hit me?" Yang Yanqing, who was squatting on the wall, leaned into Xiao Jinghe's arms, letting Xiao Jinghe fly to the ground with him in his arms, raising his chin and smiling from the corner of his eyes, "I am the one protected by my wife, where is Mr. Gu Da? Oh... Gu Mr. Big has a dog~”

Xiao Jinghe enjoyed the feeling of Yang Yanqing showing off to the people around him very much, his face was stern and reserved, but his arms held Yang Yanqing into his arms again.

Gu Wenyong rolled his eyes at Yang Yanqing angrily, but he could naturally see that Yang Yanqing's face was relaxed and reckless at this time, and the inexplicable knot in his eyebrows and eyes when he came to say goodbye six years ago has disappeared without a trace.

"Shameless!" Gu Wenyong stuffed the scroll into Yang Yanqing's hand, then went to the side to pick up a shovel and shovel it out.

Put the flower shovel into Yang Yanqing's hand, then took back the scroll in the man's hand, handed the shovel to Xiao Jinghe who was looking at him beside him, and said with a smile: "It's a pleasure to meet you, Gu Wenyong."

Xiao Jinghe took over the small shovel, which was several times smaller and lighter than the ordinary farming ones, and was speechless.

Contemporary great Confucianism, that's it... self-introduction?

Looking at Yang Yanqing, who rolled up his sleeves and carried a flower shovel, excitedly walking towards the big pear tree in the middle of the garden, and then looked at Gu Wenyong, who was dressed in an elegant literati, Xiao Jinghe suddenly felt that he could make friends with his husband Yes, and it really shouldn't be something ordinary.

Yang Yanqing looked around the big pear tree, stood still at a certain position, turned to Gu Wenyong and asked, "Is this pear wine or pear wine?"

Gu Wenyong: "Is there still pear wine for you during this solar term?"

Yang Yanqing was relieved, rolled up his sleeves and squatted down in his arms, and began to dig: "I just want to drink pear blossoms, that's sweet... You always make pear wine with a bit of bitterness, I've really had enough of the bitter medicine in the past few years." It's..."

Seeing Yang Yanqing's quick movements, Xiao Jinghe saw that the cuffs of his robe were stained with a large amount of mud in a short while. He walked over a few steps and lifted the ancestor up and put it aside: "I'll do it."

Gu Wenyong's wine was not buried very deep, Xiao Jinghe dug without saying a word, and within a while he came across the wine jar.

Yang Yanqing squatted down and squeezed to Xiao Jinghe's side again, and looked into the pit with his head: "Take it easy, the owner of this house is very poor, and the jar he used will shatter when touched!"

Gu Wenyong almost laughed angrily when he heard it: "You didn't even know how to use a shovel back then, and I didn't ask you to settle for breaking my wine jar, but now you are the villain who sued first? "

Yang Yanqing moved his body and squatted with his back to Gu Wenyong, turning a deaf ear to Gu Wenyong's words, and fixed his eyes on the wine jar that was getting more and more exposed.

Do the math, but he hasn't had a drink for more than six years!God knows that he really thought about it a few years ago, and asked the people from the villa to come to Gu Wenyong to buy wine, but Gu Wenyong, with his stubborn temper, refused to give it. He bluntly said that this wine was only for friends and would never be sold. Citing scriptures and scolding for half an hour in the Si courtyard.

……

"I guess I guessed it, but I brought such a lady back..." In the pavilion, Gu Wenyong poured a glass of wine for both Yang Yanqing and Xiao Jinghe, and there were a few plates of simple appetizers on the table. "You rascal can actually trick such a lady back, don't rely on this face?"

How could it be possible that Gu Wenyong had never heard of the name of the emperor Yang Yanqing? Gu Wenyong was naturally very aware of the news that the emperor was given a marriage to King Jingbei. It looks like a nobleman who can't be raised by ordinary people, Yang Yanqing really brought this person to Shanghai in an open and honest way?

Yang Yanqing said dissatisfied: "What do you mean by relying on this face? Of course my wife loves my original appearance the most, right?"

Xiao Jinghe paused, put down his chopsticks, looked at Gu Wenyong solemnly, and said seriously: "Mr. is very good, I really like it."

Gu Wenyong: "..."

Seeing Gu Wenyong's rare choked expression, Yang Yanqing couldn't help laughing loudly.

Gu Wenyong looked at Xiao Jinghe thoughtfully, and didn't ask any more questions on this topic, but just asked: "Tell me, what's the matter with your face, what kind of moth are you planning to do here? "

"Tsk, you are a donkey with good intentions, you are not pleasing!" Yang Yanqing took the jug and poured himself another glass, pointing to his face with chopsticks, "Here, recognize the five senses, this is the governor of Dongchang. Face, don’t let people come looking for you in a few days and you will be swept away again. I will let you know in advance, that beauty snake has always held grudges.”

"Governor of the East Factory..." Gu Wenyong recalled the news from the capital a few days ago, "Shen Xiangliu?"

The wine glass in Gu Wenyong's hand shook, and he continued: "I heard that he is the son of the former Minister of the Ministry of War. After the Shen family was confiscated by you, he entered the inner court. I don't know how he was appreciated by His Majesty. His Majesty established Dongchang. Sitting on the position of the first rank, he shoulders the responsibility of rectifying the inner court and interoperating with Jin Yiwei, the Zhenfu department. One person is under ten thousand, and he has no clan brothers and nepotism, but he is a real lone minister and close minister."

"Such a person is not like our young Majesty can find out."

"You pulled the string?"

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