Emperor Que Shaohua

The main purpose of Luo Pingyuan's visit to Jingyu Guards today was to meet the two deputy commanders, Shen Ling and Yu Chiyan, and at the same time appease the subordinates who had followed him.After returning from Jiangnan, Xu Gong's notes had already been handed in, but hearing that His Highness the Fifth Highness was about to step down, Jingyu Guards felt a little uneasy.King Ning was born in the martial arts world, he has strict rewards and punishments but has no airs, and has always treated his subordinates very kindly.Following his victory over the enemy, Jing Yuwei swept away the downturn and decadence in the past, and he has long since supported him wholeheartedly, but now he is extremely reluctant to give up, and some of his subordinates are even more determined to follow him to Prince Ning's Mansion.

Luo Pingyuan currently only has eight personal guards, which is ridiculously small in terms of his status. In the future, he must select some of the guards from the Jingyu Guard and Yulin Guard.But he was thinking of going back to the mansion to see the emperor's brother earlier, and after a hasty encouragement, he asked everyone to be calm and restless. After a few days, he only called Shen Ling and Yu Chiyan to the office to talk, and he wanted to recommend the leader selected.

Two deputy commanders, one last year escorted food and grass to the northern border, joined forces with the Central Plains sect to ambush in the Taiping Valley, and defeated Pin Wutang and Jin Tiesi; Bureau, clearing and suppressing Youming Dao, coupled with the sweeping of Kunlun Mansion in Beijing, the martial arts competition of the Three Kingdoms, and the capture of Yelu Shibao and Wanyanchao, each of them has accumulated a lot of credit and prestige, and they are very qualified to be the commander of Jingyu Guards, but he can only recommend them. one of them.

Both of them are good-natured, Yu Chiyan is serious and reticent, Shen Ling is kind and considerate, they are comparable in talent, and each has its own merits in character. If there is a comparison, the martial arts of Deputy Commander Yuchi ranks first in the Jingyu Guards. Deputy Commander Shen won slightly.Luo Pingyuan was actually a little embarrassed.For various reasons, Shen Ling has followed him more time in the past year, and his relationship is relatively close in the eyes of others, but also because of this, if he recommends Shen Ling this time, Emperor Tianyi may think that he is not good at all. He intends to let Jing Yuwei go, even if he reluctantly agrees, there will inevitably be many constraints in the future.Jing Yuwei managed to get to where he is today, if he is suppressed because of this, it is not what he wants to see.But Yu Chiyan was much better. He had been in the south of the Yangtze River for half a year, and the affairs in Beijing and China were all managed by Deputy Commander Yuchi. With him taking the heavy responsibility, the emperor would obviously be more at ease and happy to see the success.

He hesitated in his heart, but Shen Ling didn't care much, and said with a smile: "Brother Yuchi is outstanding in martial arts, and the brothers are all convinced; as for Shen, His Royal Highness will not give up, and he is satisfied to be able to follow around. Please don't worry too much, Your Highness." .”

The meaning of this word is very clear, Luo Pingyuan thought that there might not be a chance for promotion in the future, and he nodded and said: "That's fine. In addition, Deputy Commander Shen, Brother Four is already on his way back to Beijing, and the time to avenge Commander Wu is coming soon. "

He knew that Shen Ling had always been brooding over the death of the former commander Wu Tingzhou, but the real culprit behind the scenes was the crown prince, so he couldn't bear it until now.Sure enough, Deputy Commander Shen's eyes lit up when he heard the words, he gave a deep salute silently, and retreated.

Yu Chiyan never thought that the person King Ning decided to recommend was himself. He was both surprised and grateful, and immediately expressed that he would live up to the kindness of the king and the trust and trust of His Highness the Fifth Highness.He is straightforward and seldom speaks by nature, and his words are not very pleasant, but the feeling of admiration does come from sincerity.

It took Luo Pingyuan half a day to complete the urgent business, and he wanted to go back quickly; however, many visitors who had been waiting in Jingwang's mansion for a few days learned that he had arrived at the Jingyu Guard, and they had already chased him. Some of them were just to greet and get close to each other, while others were really serious. For example, after returning to the capital, Zhong Lin, the servant of the household department, had written down the experience of Qingzhang Tianmu in Jinling and Yuhang, and put forward the next step of implementation strategy. Discuss with him first before submitting the submission; another example is the canonization ceremony needed to be promoted to the rank, and the Ministry of Rites is busy arranging it, and some things have to be communicated with the Lord; Your Highness, you have a lot of affairs, it is better to choose a manager as soon as possible, and the trivial matters will be taken care of.

Luo Pingyuan had no choice but to get out of this busy work until the evening.When he hurried back to the mansion, there were already guests from Lancangju. Prince Jing was wearing a long blue satin and silk jacket sewn by Jiang Wanli himself, and was sitting and talking with Tan Huayu, the Yin envoy in white. There is a copper charcoal basin at the feet, and the silver thread charcoal makes a soft crackling sound in the basin, and the whole room is warm and spring.His complexion was still pale, and his expression was calm and at ease. When he heard the sound of the door being pushed, he raised his head with a smile and glanced.

"Brother Huang!" Luo Pingyuan felt certain in his heart, followed by a surge of excitement. He felt that he hadn't seen such a brother Huang for a long time.It's not that there are obvious signs of improvement overnight, but in those quiet eyes, there seems to be a little less haggard and tired, and a little more joy and vitality, just like returning to the Wulan Mountain last year, When I just untied my heart knot; maybe even earlier, many years ago, nothing happened, the young self held his brother's clothes from behind, waiting for the moment when Luo Shenhua turned his head.His eyes were suddenly a little wet, and he couldn't find the appropriate words, so he just said clumsily: "Brother Huang, are you awake? I'm back."

The soft smile in King Jing's eyes flashed and then disappeared, and calmly motioned him to sit down: "The envoy of Tanyin is a rare visitor, so we just happened to talk together."

Tan Huayu took the expressions of the two into his eyes, and he couldn't help but mutter in his heart: King Ning and Sect Master Langhuan live in the same mansion, how come when they meet each other, they look like they haven't seen each other for a long time?

But he had something in his heart, and before he could express his intention, he put this doubt aside.

Following Yijin's defeat outside Suining City, Wu Chaohuan's plan failed and he lost the bet with Pavilion Master Xuanji, so he had to resentfully agree to return to the main altar of the Kunlun Mansion, and make plans after assessing the situation.The envoy of Tanyin has been wandering in the Central Plains for half a year, and managed to clean up the mess left by Wei Wuze. Recently, he received an order to return.But before leaving, he still had one important thing that he couldn't let go of, which was to try to invite a Xinglin expert to diagnose and treat the seriously ill old palace master.

As we all know, there are two famous doctors in the Central Plains Wulin, one is Xi Minghua, the owner of Mengxian Valley, and the other is Mr. Tang Da from the Tang Sect in the middle of Sichuan.Xi Guzhu is currently guarding King Jing, and it is not only impossible for him to put down the patient and go to Kunlun Mountains, but also Langhuan will never agree; so Tan Huayu focused on Mr. Tang Da, in terms of geographical location, from central Shu to the Western Regions Still relatively easy.But Mr. Tang Da is notoriously eccentric and difficult to deal with. To ask him to come out of the mountain, the usual method is to invite him. Tan Huayu came to Jingwang Mansion twice and three times, just to ask the Sect Master Langhuan to help invite the Ming doctor.

Luo Pingyuan thought, the Tang Sect had sent Mr. Tang Yu to participate in the martial arts competition in Luo City with a letter from the emperor's brother earlier, and the affection was obviously very strong. Now, if the Kunlun Mansion wants to reduce its support for Beiliao, it still needs to be approved by the old mansion master. Suppressing Wu Chaohuan, this favor seems to be worth doing.

King Jing pondered for a moment, then slowly said: "Mr. Tang Da has only two things in his life, strange poisons and elixir, and he is also interested in difficult and difficult diseases. There are many rare and exotic herbs in Kunlun Mountains, which are very different from Bashu, Yunnan and Guizhou. Sandalwood envoys may wish to invest in it." As far as I like, if I describe the illness of the old palace master in detail, maybe he will agree to go there."

He paused for a moment: "I will repair the book for the Tang Sect, but it is hard to predict whether this will happen or not. Whether the condition will turn around or not is due to fate. I hope that the emissary will not force it at that time."

When Tan Huayu opened his mouth, he hesitated a lot. The main reason was that the lord of Langhuanjiang was poisoned himself, and he couldn't find an antidote. Will it touch the taboo.Now Jing Wang not only gives advice, but also agrees to write a letter, explaining that the matter is already half done, and he is overjoyed.

Although he was lonely and arrogant, he also stood up and bowed deeply at this time: "Although Tan used to know that Sect Master Jiang was unparalleled in intelligence, he only admired it to a certain extent. Now that he has seen Sect Master Jiang's heart and personality, he respects him from the bottom of his heart. If you can make him Mr. Tang Da is here, and Lang Huan’s helping hand will surely be rewarded by the Kunlun Mansion in the future!"

Watching Jiguang Pianyu's figure disappear into the night, Luo Yanhua said leisurely: "If it was a few days ago, I would have accepted the praise of the Tanyin Envoy calmly, but now, it seems a little embarrassing."

Luo Pingyuan had finally waited until he was alone with the emperor, and was about to ask questions, but he was taken aback when he heard the words, and shook his head and said: "Even if Tan Huayu made a request a few days in the morning, I would not refuse to come to the emperor, but in fact, I still have nothing to do." Very different."

"Not necessarily." Jing Wang smiled slightly, "If I have not many days to go, I must double the balance of gains and losses, and make long-term considerations for Langhuan. The Kunlun Mansion is powerful. Although it is temporarily withdrawn to the Western Regions, it is bound to return in the future Entering the Central Plains. I have no time to be a good person right now, and ask Mr. Tang Da to heal the old mansion master. When the mansion master's condition is relieved and he has enough time and energy to integrate his subordinates, will he become Zhu Jin's enemy instead? If he falls to Beiliao, Will it pose a greater threat to me, Yu Zhou? Thinking about it this way, perhaps it is most beneficial to let Tan Huayu and Wu Chaohuan compete to maintain the situation where the yin and yang are divided."

He glanced at Luo Pingyuan's thoughtful expression: "Besides, the world is dangerous, people's hearts are unpredictable, and there are many things that don't care about other people's lives, and plan for their own. It may not be wrong. For example, if the Kunlun Mansion If I happen to have a snowman green fruit, will they definitely take it out to detoxify me and prolong my life? I don’t think so. For a sect with both ambition and strength, it is more likely to choose to keep it secret and stand by. Because of Jiang Hua’s death, The benefits brought may be far more than being alive. The reward offered by His Highness the Fifth Highness is certainly attractive, but as long as one's own power expands, there will be no chance of exchanging conditions in the future. So although I have heard about the reward order, I never hope to find the medicinal materials .”

When Luo Pingyuan thought that this was indeed the case, he couldn't help being a little frustrated. It's not that he hadn't worried about this level, but time was running out at that time, and no matter how slim the hope was, he had to try his best.In fact, including the Kunlun Mansion, Jianghu sects have sent many valuable medicinal materials, but the most important snowman green fruit is still elusive.

"But I think that even if the snowman green fruit is not found, even if there are concerns, the emperor will still help." He said slowly, "Because the rivers and lakes are not temples, and the Kunlun Mansion is different from the Liao and Jin foreign captives. At least since the relationship with Lang Since the peace talks, the old Palace Master has kept the agreement and made corresponding concessions, and will gradually reduce his support for Beiliao in the future. Besides..."

He felt that his point of view was not very strong, and he didn't know how to express his feelings clearly: "Besides, Brother Huang is not such a temperament. If you are a different person, you will not be the Sect Master of Langhuan today."

"Then what kind of person is the Sect Master of Langhuan today?" Prince Jing looked at his slightly flushed face and asked with a smile.

"That is, if you don't do something, you must do something, so that the Kunlun Mansion sincerely asks for help, and you can invite Mr. Tang Da by relying on Hongyan's letter." Luo Pingyuan said.

"Really?" Luo Yuhua raised his eyebrows, "Isn't it because he has a deep scheming mind and is used to inviting people's hearts; he is also full of family and country righteousness, but in fact he is cold-blooded and calculating, and treats human life like a pawn?"

Luo Pingyuan's face was flushed, and he couldn't help hugging King Jing's smiling eyes any longer: "Brother Huang, I'm all confused and wrong, please don't be angry again!"

He felt the warmth on Luo Yanhua's body, and couldn't help sobbing again: "You can punish me however you want, really, as long as Brother Huang is well, I will obey you in everything!"

Luo Yanhua didn't know whether to laugh or cry, seeing his younger brother habitually buried his head in the socket of his shoulder, he didn't need to think about what happened to the big wet area in the morning.For some reason, his eyes were also a little wet, but he smiled and said: "Well, listen to me for everything, this is what Ping Yuan said."

His Highness King Ning, who made the promise, did not know that there would be a long time of distress in the future. Currently, he was full of joy and kept asking about the physical condition of the emperor's brother.

After all, Luo Yanhua was ill for a long time, after having dinner together, he soon felt sleepy.But after all, since he arrived in the capital, he has not had a good conversation with Luo Pingyuan for some days.So back in the bedroom, while waiting for the soup to boil, he asked about the situation of the face saint and where he got the snowman green fruit.

"Brother Huang's antidote is actually not a fruit, but a piece of ink." Luo Pingyuan said.He understood that Xi Minghua and others deliberately did not mention the process of searching for the medicine, and left the opportunity to tell the story, so he started from Zhuang Shijing's meeting in Hangzhou and sent him to Huizhou Baomo for examination. Ask Xi Minghua for proof; Guan Ling went to Huizhou to investigate the whereabouts of the famous ink, and then rushed to the capital to ask Master Chen to come forward to ask for it; Take him back to the mansion safely.All the twists and turns are the same, one by one, only Zhuang Shijing was in the posthouse that day with his eloquent tongue, and his eloquent words were very harsh, and he was vaguely taken by him.

But Luo Yanhua understood it, and said with a smile: "It seems that Mr. Zhuang is unwilling to be lonely, and is still looking forward to doing something. This talent has knowledge, but his eyes are high above the top, and his words are too truthful. If he is sent to be a The county magistrate, I don't know if he can manage a county well."

The speaker had no intention, but Luo Pingyuan was moved in his heart. He was naturally very unhappy with Zhuang Shijing's nonsense, but because of this, he realized his mistake and figured out some important things. Brother Huang's antidote came from Huizhou Baomo Only when there is a solution, as far as the other party's original intention is concerned, it can be said that the tricks are exhausted and self-defeating.There is no need to confiscate this crazy student and send him to prison. After a few years, you might as well inform the Ministry of Officials and use him as a county magistrate in a remote area.

King Jing didn't notice that he had already decided Zhuang Shijing's future fate with his casual remark, and his mind was all on Luo Pingyuan's narration.

The hard-to-find snowman green fruit was preserved in the world due to a mistake of a famous ink maker decades ago, and it was hidden in the palace.However, when the deadline was approaching, the relevant records came into the sight of the emperor's younger brother by accident.Among them, chance and necessity are hard to describe.Thinking back to the beginning of entering the mansion, Luo Pingyuan received a small box of ink ingots as a gift from Emperor Tianyi, holding the box to choose for himself, and then thinking of the importance and hints of the real Hanshan to ancient ink, Langhuan's more than a year He came here to search for medicinal materials but was still in vain. He has experienced many things in the world like Luo Yanhua, and he can't help but have a lot of thoughts.

In the second half of the conversation, Luo Pingyuan talked about the big and small things after returning to Beijing, such as the restoration of the decree, the showdown, the resignation of the Jingyu Guard, and the promotion of the rank... He was afraid that the emperor's brother would waste his energy, so he talked far less detailedly than before, but there were always many things. It took less than half an hour.

"Then, what about Prince Ning's Mansion? Didn't Emperor Father issue an order?" Luo Yanhua asked.

"There is also a decree." Luo Pingyuan said sullenly, "Let me move in on the third day of next month. Brother Huang, you didn't speak for a long time, and you thought you were asleep. I didn't expect you to listen so carefully."

"Building a mansion is a good thing. It's different from renting a house. It's the beginning of owning your own territory." Luo Yanhua said, "You can see that Wang An is a dude, but he has been in business so far, and he has recruited a group of people. He is not alone in the court and clan."

He paused: "Bingyuan, I was just thinking about many things. Even without my advice, you have handled it very well, and you have enough ability to take care of yourself. When you move into the new mansion, there will definitely be many subordinates." Gather around."

Luo Pingyuan remained silent, why didn't he understand the meaning of opening a yamen and building a mansion, the emperor's brother's approval made him very heartwarming, but more of it was nostalgia.Once the most serious crisis is resolved, thinking of saying goodbye to the familiar Prince Jing's Mansion, the day and night for more than a year came to my mind, feeling sad and sad.

Brother Huang, don't you have a similar feeling?So calm, still happy for me?The Fifth Highness, who had just been forgiven, felt inexplicably awkward again.

Looking up, I saw the little white fox sleeping next to the pillow as usual. Jane was still very small, no matter whether she was hugged in her arms or lying on the bedside, there was nothing wrong with it, as if she had regarded herself as the fox of Jingwang's family.A while ago, Luo Yanhua was seriously ill, and the little fox also became sleepy, listless every day, maybe he noticed something, but he became more active in the past two days.

Unable to express his feelings clearly, but also embarrassed to say so, Luo Pingyuan had no choice but to point out: "Then... what should I do when Zhenshi is taken away by me, I will definitely make trouble every day and want to come back, brother Huang, don't you miss her?" , don’t you keep it?”

"..." Luo Yanhua glanced at him silently, reluctantly expressing his opinion, "If this is the case, please ask His Royal Highness to accompany it back. Fortunately, Ning Wang's Mansion and Jing Wang's Mansion are not far away. For Zhenshi's sake, I smiled. I'll keep it for you, and I won't keep other foxes next to my pillow for the time being, how about it?"

King Ning still rested in Lancang Residence that night, on the long couch that almost belonged to him.Perhaps after resting for several hours during the day, Luo Yanhua fell asleep and woke up again not long after.The night was still deep, and he heard the rustling of fallen leaves brushing against the window lattice by the wind. The room was warm and peaceful, and the imperial brother's breathing was close to a square inch, long and steady.

Just like Ping Yuan has accumulated a lot of words to say to him, he also has a lot of words in his heart, but compared with everything he got today, those calm thoughts and rational considerations seem to be far away, too far away to remember and no longer important.It's like returning home from a world of ice and snow by the fire, only hoping to enjoy some more warmth and warmth.

The moment he drank the poisoned wine in front of Emperor Tianyi, what was going on in his mind?It seems that I have no impression, only vaguely remember, very calm.

It is only now that I understand that, compared to desperate determination, despair is the background color deep in my heart.Because I have been waiting for a long time in the passing time, I know that what is more terrible than struggling and suffering is numbness and forgetting.However, while breaking the deadlock with his life, why didn't he fall into another kind of numbness?Because only stagnant calm can resist the despair when going to death, so gradually, I got used to dodging my brother's puzzled looking eyes and avoiding passionate expectations, because any slight wave of hope will bring pain.

It wasn't until I woke up in the autumn sunshine that I realized that fate is not inevitable, and shadows will also become the past. Ping Yuan said, Brother Huang, living well is more important than anything else.

For the emperor who deliberately refused to give an antidote, and Concubine Han Gui who wanted to perish at the same time, if they knew that they had returned to heaven, what kind of expressions would they show?However, for a long period of time in the future, this matter is destined to remain a secret until the wish is realized and the overall situation is stable.