Da Deyun

For many people, 20 years is half a life; from candy to firewood, from fireworks to blood-stained flags.

Meng Hetang is almost 30 years old, and he is a decent [-]-year-old man. This man's blood is as good as the reputation he deserves; if I have to say a regret, it's just that the Meng family still lacks a mistress Bar.

It's just that you don't have to be charming when you sleep on the side of your pillow, you must be enamored.

Half of his life was neither bumpy nor uneventful, and he had joys and sorrows like many people; but he was also luckier than ordinary people, doing what he liked for half his life, surrounded by people he valued.

The 20 years of Deyun Academy, after this day, getting up early tomorrow is the new year.

On the last day of this No.20 year, it snowed heavily in Shengjing again, and the sun could not be seen. Except for the emerald bamboo, the whole Shengjing could not even see a little bit of green.

But on this big day, there is no joy because of the heavy snow. Every household in Shengjing City is decorated with lanterns and festoons, there are trick tables in the streets and alleys, and the sound of firecrackers in front of the threshold is very lively.

The same is true of the Meng Mansion.The Meng family's parents were busy early in the morning, and distributed red bags to the servants. They all dressed up festively inside and out. Many old servants and their families were in the house, so it was naturally lively; the back kitchen also prepared early. Pick up the ingredients and prepare for tonight's New Year's Eve dinner.

I had to have a New Year's Eve dinner at home in the evening, and the matter of the seventh hall had already been dealt with, but some trivial things were left on hold, and I was too busy to panic, so I did it together.

Jiu Liang would like to stay with him for a day in the academy, but he has nothing to do, so he can't just stay in the study room in a daze; he went from the second hall to the third hall and wandered around from the third hall to the fifth hall, and only returned to the seventh hall when it was almost noon. Come.

It's almost noon, no matter what, we have to eat, right?

Fortunately, the busy work is over, or it is the temper of our hall master, who is not clear about the stubbornness of not giving up, or he will go back and run again if he is not finished.

Together with Jiuliang, the two went out together; today is New Year's Eve, and every family has to sit around the stove to eat New Year's dinner, and Sanqing Restaurant must be closed before dusk as in previous years, and the two wanted to go there as soon as possible Take two jars of old wine back to drink.

The street is bustling with gongs, drums, and firecrackers.The shouts of street vendors were completely drowned out by the sound of firecrackers coming from the alley.

It would be a waste of effort to push the carriage over, so he simply got out of the carriage, and the two walked together.

Jiu Hao was having fun, and when he saw the excitement, he was overjoyed, just like when he first entered Shengjing.Walking back and forth among the crowd, looking at one booth after another with great interest, the hall master followed closely, for fear that he would disappear when he turned around.

Good guy, those who celebrate the Chinese New Year have to go to the Yamen to report the case and find someone.

Finally, Mr. Zhou finished shopping and was heading out. After a long time of squeezing, we finally got on the road.

The hall master paused again.

"Xiao Ting."

Liu Xiaoting turned around, pulled the rein and dismounted, and said with a smile, "Brother Meng."

Although it is logical, his master is the elder brother of the hall master, and it is indispensable to be called uncle; the academy has been going back and forth for more than ten years, isn't it just a few of them playing together to grow up, they are as close as brothers, their age It's almost the same, more so what to do.

Everyone is called Meng Geer, so naturally he is too.

"Why didn't you go home?" the hall master asked.

Seven days ago, the altar was closed and teaching was closed, and the boys all went home to celebrate the New Year with their parents. Why are they still wandering around the streets at thirty.

"Hey~" Liu Xiaoting smiled, not like other people's youthful youthful appearance, but more of a sensible seriousness.

Said: "This is not about to go back."

Jiu Liang patted his new saddle and joked: "You don't want to go home when you ride a horse around the streets during Chinese New Year!"

Although this kid is not as white as Zhang Jiuling, his face is much thinner than others. He can't stand being teased at all when he looks serious and serious.

"Where!"

Liu Xiaoting said: "Master's wife is returning to Beijing today, I went to pick her up early in the morning."

That bit of sternness is actually just the lack of self-confidence deep in the young man's heart, or it is the coldness of the world that has been accumulated over the years since he was young.

But it doesn't matter, that bit of success is all used on outsiders; Mr. Zhuma is still a close relative.

"Is it early today?" The hall master muttered, "I thought my wife came back to Beijing yesterday."

Guo's family has a great business, and there are many masters and students. They are already very busy on weekdays, not to mention this New Year's Eve, not to mention that there are quite a few people visiting here.

Master has been adhering to the Guo family motto all his life: first-class people are loyal ministers and filial sons, and the two things are reading and farming.

The academy is too busy to survive, how can those sophisticated people and manor shops be seen.Even if you tell him that he will throw you out if you don't have a cup of tea, I don't understand.

Logically, the teacher's wife should have come back yesterday.

No, people under the New Year's Eve shouldn't go out.

"Brother Zhui'er's family's two dolls are a pain in the ass, my wife is reluctant to leave." Liu Xiaoting smiled, with a look of envy in his eyes; said: "If it wasn't for the master's urging, I won't come back this year if they don't keep them all."

The hall master listened to the words, and was immediately happy. He smiled with eyebrows crooked and shook his head helplessly.

"alright."

Hall master said.

"You should also go back early to pay New Year's greetings to your uncle and aunt!"

Liu Xiaoting nodded, the smile raised at the corner of his mouth was a little stiff, a kind of absent-minded perfunctory.

After thinking for a while, he said, "Brother Meng, after the beginning of spring, will His Majesty send troops to replace the army horses in the northern border?"

"What are you thinking?" The hall master was really stunned for a moment when he heard the words, and then he glanced at the crowd around him, and said with a smile: "Xiao Zhui'er became famous in the first battle, and the army guarded the northwest for many years, so the barbarians did not dare to act rashly. What can be replaced."

There are many soldiers and horses in the Celestial Dynasty, guarding various places.But the barbarians in the northwest are the most difficult to build a country with military force. It is really not easy to find a team that can go to the northwest to replace them.

If it weren't for this, Yecheng, which was ceded decades ago, wouldn't have waited so long to be taken back.

The defenders in the northwest were all trained by Er Ye, and the defenders are all experienced generals, very comparable; to replace these people, only the Xuanjia Army and the Forbidden Army guarding Miyagi.

The Xuanjia Army obeyed the orders of the Pingxi Palace, but the Xuanjia Army's soldier talisman is in His Majesty's hands, and the second master was only training secretly for His Majesty at the beginning, preparing for the big event in the future.

The Imperial Army guards the palace city, and unless someone raises an army to rebel and force the palace into, His Majesty will never move.

If the Xuanjia Army wants to go to war, unless there is a clear order, it will be difficult to stop Youyou's mouth.

Thinking of this, Liu Xiaoting breathed a sigh of relief again, as if letting go of some knot in his heart.

Said: "That's good."

Like an answer, more like a whisper.

"What do you know?" The hall master frowned, took two steps closer to him, and lowered his voice: "Things in the court are changing rapidly, so be careful."

The saying that a companion is like a tiger was passed down by our ancestors a hundred years ago, so it must be reasonable.

"Ah..." Liu Xiaoting replied but didn't dare to look up at him, as if thinking about how to respond and how to answer.

He and the other brothers entered the imperial court because they made a lot of meritorious service this year. It's just that the young people's blood is unavoidable in front of the worldly tact. .

"Did you hear that!" the Hall Master scolded in a cold voice.

Serious all the time.

"Don't worry." Liu Xiaoting looked him in the eyes and said word by word.

It's not that he doesn't understand the solemnity in the hall master's words and the hints in his eyebrows; it's telling him that there is nothing to rely on in the court, and the villain is staring at him, so he can't take it lightly, let alone take his own life seriously.

Liu Xiaoting knew that his brother Meng's heart was softer than before; because he didn't want to have any more sacrifices and differences.

So he said, don't worry.

"Okay!" He laughed suddenly, took a step back, and got on his horse: "I'm still in a hurry to go home and have New Year's Eve dinner with my mother!"

The crowd was crowded, and his horse was not walking fast; the hall master didn't see the hem of his clothes fluttering slightly until he was out of the street.

The master has always been not stained with fame, and stayed away from the court; because of Yang Jiu's pregnancy this year, Yun Lei can push or hide, let alone the hall master himself, please resign correctly, and don't want to take another step.

Some decisions may be right, but he doesn't want to make them himself.

It's just that now, those who stand on the side of Deyun Academy in the court, and the two who hold military power are not there, and there are only a few children who go in and out of the court, how can he rest assured.

It is true that Zhang Helun holds the Imperial Army, but he must be more cautious when guarding His Majesty's side, but if he says a word more, His Majesty will withdraw in the name of making friends with ministers.

Xiao Ting is a smart kid, although he doesn't talk much, he can see many things clearly; the suffering he has suffered since he was a child also made him very sensitive to those bad things.There must be a reason for saying such a thing today, or he has noticed something.

It was his own resignation that was bothering the hall master. At this time, the children were as enthusiastic as he and Xiao Zhui'er had just left the school, and they had been lying in wait for ten years.

Sanqing Restaurant is close at hand, and there are many fewer passers-by around.

Jiu Liang followed beside the hall master, feeling a little heavy for some reason, unable to find the joyful energy when he just left the house, his voice was low and deep: "Do you want to send a message to Tianjin..."

Today is New Year's Eve, this year.

The hall master shook his head and said with a smile, "Let's go buy wine."

Jiuliang was a little unhappy, and he didn't know who to blame: "This...you don't want to hear what you say outside, so don't..."

"Okay, okay, I got it." The hall master smiled as warmly as jade, patted his shoulder and coaxed him.

Of course Jiu Liang didn't mean to say what Liu Xiaoting said.

The hall master knows.

It's just that some people insist on listening to things that shouldn't be heard, just to cause trouble for themselves, and make those things happen.

When I was young, my husband taught me that you should stay away from those who come to agree with you based on the approval of the outside world, because sooner or later, such people will follow along and try to kill you because the outside world is dissatisfied with you.

Those who know me say I am worried, and those who do not know me say what I want.

"Brother Meng, if something really happens, you must tell me."

Jiuliang said.

If there was such a day, a day that no one wanted to face, he hoped that Brother Meng would tell him himself, instead of sitting in the yard and listening to others tell the result.

The hall master had a faint smile, as if the corners of his lips were raised slightly; his eyes were turned sideways, only his eyelashes trembled a few times, and it looked like a painting from a distance.

"it is good."

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