In December, Dazheng entered a cold winter from north to south, and the flow of people on the official road was much less. The wind blew through the empty road, kicking up dust and sand that staggered the hawkers who were carrying their loads home. Occasionally, fast horses galloped by, and the horse-mounted dart masters deliberately left their clothes open, revealing the fierceness of their bodies.

Kunhua Mountain, Texas, a heavy snow has just come, the surroundings are plain white, the mountains are like silver dragons, the trees are like pink makeup, and they are beautiful. Because of the snow, the road is difficult to navigate, and the mountains are less lively than before, and a few pedestrians walk along the mountain road, and the laughter is constant, echoing in the empty mountains.

Jiang Anyi was wearing a cyan fur, and Xin Fei beside him was a plain fox fur, walking side by side, meeting their eyes from time to time, smiling sweetly. Siqing and Siyu were covered with red cloaks, and from time to time they pinched a snowball from the snow next to them, threw them at each other, and giggled and laughed. There is no one on the mountain road, and both of them are good at martial arts, but they are not afraid of sliding down the mountain stream, so Xinfei didn't bother to talk about them.

At this time, more than a month has passed since Jiang Anyi woke up, Duan Cizong has been ordered to return to Beijing, the war in the northwest has reached a stalemate, and after Yang Xiangliang led troops to reinforce, the Western Regions Alliance Army has shown signs of retreat. The clean-up of Qingshan Water Village was temporarily stalled due to the lack of warships in the official army, but there were more and more warships on the river, and no one knew when Ma Chenguang was going to attack.

Jiang Anyi stayed in Wuyang Mansion to recuperate because his injuries had not healed, but he asked Duan Cizong to bring a Fengzhang to the Son of Heaven, indicating that he had not returned to his hometown for more than three years, and asked for an order to go home to visit his relatives first, and get married by the way. After Shi Fangzhen saw the recital, he remembered that Jiang Anyi had made a lot of contributions to the country since he became an official, and he had faced danger several times, so he should be rewarded.

Under the will, he was given a leave of absence for half a year, so that he could go home to visit his relatives and get married, and his wife was named Wupin Yiren, Shi Fangzhen never dreamed that Jiang Anyi's wife who was going to marry was Long Wei Zhenfu. Feng Yucai wished that Xinfei would follow Jiang Anyi and leave, and from then on, she would teach her husband and children, and not fight with herself. Xin Fei's resignation letter was properly stored by him, and he was going to wait for Xin Fei to get married before submitting it, when the raw rice was cooked and ripe, and no one could change it.

Xin Fei actually intended to marry Jiang Anyi, after all, she was twenty-three years old, and she was already an old girl in the eyes of the world. This time, in order to save Jiang Anyi, he had a skin-to-skin relationship with him, Jiang Anyi proposed, and of course Xinfei readily agreed.

The two discussed that the wedding date would be set for February 18 of the following year, and relatives and friends were invited to attend. Xinfei's parents died early, and the closest one was the master, and she wrote a letter to the master with a worried heart, inviting her to participate as the woman's elder, and also inviting the sisters. As for whether the master will object, don't care about her for now, the master's life is always more than the holy decree.

At the beginning of December, after receiving the holy decree of the Son of Heaven, Jiang Anyi immediately packed up his things and got up, and traveled with Xinfei along the way, as if reliving the time when he entered Beijing. Time is fleeting, but fortunately, the relationship between the two is getting closer and closer, and it is always happy that lovers eventually become married.

On the 20th, he traveled to Wenping Mansion, and Jiang Anyi proposed to go to Laojunguan in Kunhua Mountain to burn incense and repay his wish. Xinfei is now Jiang Anyi, whatever he says, as long as the two are not separated, Siqing and Siyu are playing with a serious heart and cheering.

Halfway up the mountain, the old gentleman's view, the eaves pillar of the Sanqing Palace, the couplet "Ten thousand auspicious lights return to the Purple Mansion, and thousands of Rui Qi runs through the Yellow Garden" as before, but the Taoist priests with red faces seem to have lost a lot, and there is no demeanor of the God of Wealth back then, and the slimmed down face really has a bit of fairy wind bones.

gave ten taels of incense money, which actually alarmed the viewer, and politely came forward to invite Jiang Anyi and others to Hexuan to drink tea. Jiang Anyi inadvertently mentioned that the incense in the temple was a lot colder, which caused Pingxu Dao to complain for a long sigh: Originally, the Son of Heaven valued Buddhism, and he has vigorously supported the temple in the past two years, especially respecting Master Hongxin, the abbot of Anlong Temple. Master Hongxin often traveled to preach Zen, and the believers in the south of the Yangtze River were gradually attracted by him to believe in Buddhism, and recently the Son of Heaven added Master Hongxin as the protector of the country Zen master, and the life of Taoism was going to be more and more difficult.

Xin Fei has some understanding of the mind of the Son of Heaven to suppress the Tao and worship the Buddha, while Jiang Anyi has a deep relationship with Master Hongxin, and the two looked at each other and smiled, not saying much.

After drinking tea, the two took Siqing and Siyu to visit the mountain scenery, and when they went down the mountain and passed the pavilion, Jiang Anyi smiled and talked about the situation of fighting poetry back then. Xinfei was interested in everything about Jiang Anyi, and pulled Jiang Anyi into the pavilion to take a look, and found that there were many stone tablets outside the pavilion, with a poem engraved on them, which was exactly the "bird cry" that Jiang Anyi did back then.

"Ha, what kind of good sycophancy is this to pat your ass." Siyu jumped over, brushed away the floating snow on the stele, saw that there was a small note on it, and briefly described the history of the fighting poems of the year, focusing on the introduction of Jiangnan Cixian and the three-yuan champion Jiang Anyi in this fighting poem, and the end was signed by Yu Yuanqing, Liu Yixing and others.

Looking at the name and thinking of people, all kinds of things came to my heart back then, and in winter, I felt warm in my heart. Holding Xinfei's hand, Jiang Anyi faced the old scene, and his heart was full of happiness.

There were three people walking up the mountain road, and in front of them was a scribe in his thirties, wearing a half-new green cotton robe, holding a seven or eight-year-old boy in his hand, followed by a servant, carrying incense and candles and other offerings, which should have been made up of the mountain to make a vow.

Jiang Anyi's eyes were sharp, and he saw at a glance that the scribe was an acquaintance, so he stood up and exclaimed, "Brother Liu, it's always been good." ”

The scribe stopped, looked up at the pavilion, and saw the young man in the pavilion, who was as rich as jade, and the beautiful woman next to him, and knew that he was a rich man at a glance. Familiar, but can't remember who it is?

The thoughts in his head were racing, and the scribe raised his hand and saluted: "Forgive Liu for being clumsy, and he didn't recognize who Brother Tai was for a while?" ”

Jiang Anyi laughed, stepped out of the pavilion, and read: "The grass in front of Kunhua Mountain is green, and the stream flows east to the west. Panasonic no one spontaneously falls ......"

"Jiang Anyi, you are Jiang Anyi", before Jiang Anyi finished reading, the scribe shouted in surprise. Jiang Anyi arched his hand and smiled: "Where do you not meet in life, I didn't expect to be able to meet my old people again in my hometown, it is really a joy from heaven." Brother Liu, don't come unharmed. ”

Liu Yixing stepped forward in surprise and wanted to pull Jiang Anyi's hand, but suddenly remembered, took a step back, straightened his clothes, bowed and said, "I've seen Master Jiang." ”

Jiang Anyi was stunned for a moment, and then said unhappily: "Brother Liu, you and I have a small relationship, why bother to be confined to vulgar etiquette, if you want to be called an adult, you can't see it today." ”

Liu Yixing saw Jiang Anyi's sincerity, and replied with a smile: "Anyi, as soon as you say this, Liu is relieved." Tianjian, come and meet your Uncle Jiang. ”

The baby behind Liu Yixing stepped forward and saluted, "I've seen Uncle Jiang." ”

Jiang Anyi picked up the child and said with a smile: "Brother Liu, this is your baby, why is it not as active as you." ”

The two entered the pavilion hand in hand, and Jiang Anyi introduced to Liu Yixing: "This is Humble Jing. Xinfei, this is the big brother Liu Yixing Liu I just mentioned, he insisted on giving me two silver taels back then. ”

Xin Fei and Liu Yixing greeted each other, and Jiang Anyi and Liu Yixing entered the pavilion. Jiang Anyi saw that Liu Yixing was dressed in old clothes, with a few wrinkles on his forehead, and there was a lot of sadness between his eyebrows, only those eyes were still bright. The two couldn't help but talk about the past, and when it came to Guo Fatzi, they couldn't help laughing, Jiang Anyi asked about Yu Yuanqing, and learned that this duke had been transferred to a county in Fangzhou to serve as the head of Bo.

"Brother Liu, where are you now?" Jiang Anyi asked.

Liu Yixing sighed and said: "Liu Mou has bad luck, and he has long since taken a break from his self-motivation, and he is a small official in the state capital under the introduction of his father. Unexpectedly, two years ago, Feng Zhishi was promoted to Weizhou, and the new assassin Shi Niu Zhizhi cultivated his cronies, and ordered his father to be a scholar on the grounds of old age and physical decline, and his father was depressed and became seriously ill. Fortunately, after treatment, my condition improved, and I brought my dog to repay my wish. ”

There are unforeseen circumstances, Jiang Anyi saw a heaviness in Liu Yixing's body, which froze his witty personality back then, and there was less witty and interesting Liu Yixing in the world, and more Liu Xiaoyi, who was busy with his family. Jiang Anyi suddenly remembered Tian Shoulou, compared to Liu Yixing, Tian Shoulou was lucky. Back then, he benefited because of his mentor Yu Zhijie, but today it seems that he has the ability to help others, and Jiang Anyi is a little moved. However, he is only a member of the Ministry of Rites, and he has nothing to do with this Ox Thorn History, and this Ox Thorn History will not buy his own face.

Jiang Anyi thought for a moment, and said to Liu Yixing with a smile: "Jiang was ordered to go home to visit relatives this time, and he has not visited the history of the ox thorn in the Ping Mansion on the road. I wonder if Brother Liu can do my little brother a favor, and tomorrow, introduce me to the history of the cow thorn? ”

Liu Yixing's eyes flashed with emotion, Jiang Anyi said politely, but he understood in his heart that Jiang Anyi wanted to speak for himself in front of Niu Thorn Shi. Don't look at Jiang Anyi is a member of the Liupin, but his reputation in Shilin is very great, not to mention the name of Sanyuan and the first, Jiangnan Cixian, just funding Zechang Academy has made many poor scholars worship him.

Jiang Anyi is only weak and old, and there are also rumors in the officialdom of Texas, saying that he is deeply trusted by the Son of Heaven and the Prince, or Jiang Anyi himself does not know, last year's New Year, Niu Thorn Shi sent someone to Jiangfu to send gifts to Jiang Huang's family. With his introduction, Niu Thorn Shi will inevitably reuse himself and use himself to strengthen his connection with Jiang Anyi.

Thinking of this, Liu Yixing stood up and bowed to the ground, and thanked: "Thank you for your kindness, Liu will greet you in front of the Assassin Gate tomorrow." ”

The next day, in front of the Dezhou Thorn Shi Yamen, Liu Yixing responded to the ceremony, found a reason to sneak out, and waited anxiously for Jiang Anyi's arrival next to the stone lion in front of the door. The Yamen of the Thorn History is the same as the county yamen, with six rooms, Liu Yixing is the scribe under the workshop, the workshop is in charge of engineering, construction, tuntian, water conservancy and other things, there are a lot of things at the end of the year, there are more than ten scribes in the workshop, all of them are so busy that their feet do not touch the ground.

The head of the workshop is called Chen Guoqian, in the past, Liu Zicai was appointed to join the army, he acted unruly according to Liu Yixing, and offended Chen Guoqian, Liu Zicai naturally did not dare to attack before Chen Guo, since beating Liu Zicai, Liu Yixing's good days in the workshop have come to an end, and the dirty work and tiring work are sent to him not to say, and he will be trained for doing well and badly, if he doesn't want to support his family, Liu Yixing really wants to slap the table and quit.

Chen Guoqian stepped into the workshop, saw Liu Yixing's absence at a glance, and asked in a long tone, "Where did Liu Yixing run again?" Does he still want to do a bad job? ”