Chapter 42: Between Thoughts

There is a mountain peach forest on Qingle Mountain, it is the season when the mountain peach blossoms are in full bloom, and the pink halfway up the mountain is seen from a distance, and the beauty makes people don't want to look away at all. The mountains and forests are verdant and the peach blossoms are gorgeous, and it is a great country that has been cultivated for decades in Danqing, but I am afraid that I can't depict the beauty of this mountain scenery.

The view of one breath is faintly visible in the shadow of this mountain peach forest.

Because Xiao Zhenren, the head of the Qiguan family the day before yesterday, set off for the imperial capital, there were many fewer dignitaries and nobles who went to the mountains to see the real people. It is rare that the upstream of the stone steps of 2,999 is sparsely populated, but it makes the mountain a lot cleaner, the view is also a lot cleaner, and the peach forest is even cleaner.

Every year, when the peach forest blooms, visitors are not allowed to enter the peach forest. I don't know if the Tao is a Taoist in the view of one breath, and the people are afraid that tourists will ruin this natural beauty, or whether there is any secret in this peach forest that cannot be revealed to people every time the peach blossoms bloom. The status of Yiqiguan is noble, not to mention tourists, even when the governor of Jianghuai Province arrives, he will not easily touch the rules of Yiqiguan.

There is a pavilion in the peach forest, nameless.

Originally, this pavilion was a resting place for tourists, but since a great figure lived in the One Qi Temple, this pavilion has almost become her private property, even if the Taoists in the One Qi Temple want to come here, it depends on the temper of the eldest lady. If you really annoy her, you can't say that it will provoke a lesson from the main Taoist in the view.

This eldest lady's face is more delicate than a flower, but her temperament is a little rude and willful.

This eldest lady is naturally none other than Wu Yiyi, the richest man in the Great Sui, who spent fifteen thousand taels of gold to stuff it into the palm pearl of Yiqiguan.

Wu Yinyu

This eldest lady is fifteen years old, but she is loved by everyone. However, perhaps because Wu Yiyi is too spoiled by her, her savage temperament is a little speechless. On the first day of Yiqiguan, the eldest lady pinched Xiaoman's waist and asked where the eldest disciple of Yiqiguan Xiao Zhenren was where his residence was, and Heqidao pointed to a single courtyard and said that it was that place. Miss Wu didn't even twist her head, pointed to the mountain peach forest and said, "I want to live there." ”

Since then, the pavilion in the peach forest has become her private property.

And the fence courtyard where Xiao Zhenren lives in retreat every year when the peach blossoms bloom in the deepest part of the peach forest has also become her private property.

The weather is so good that people's hearts are bright, but although this young lady of the Wu family has not fully grown, she is really a budding beautiful girl who is not in a good mood. The priceless Jiaowei was placed on the stone table in the pavilion, but Wu Yinyu, who liked to caress the piano the most, was not interested today.

Her long, spring-like fingers stroked back and forth on the scorched tail, absent-minded.

The little maid cuckoo looked at the young lady unhappy, and put the lotus heart that had just been soaked in her hand and asked softly: "What's wrong with the young lady today, I don't even have the interest in stroking the piano." ”

If a girl with a goose egg face is delicate and delicate, it always makes people feel cute. Even frowning slightly doesn't have a poignant feeling, it's still so smart and fresh.

Wu Yinyu stroked the strings, sighed softly and said: "When I was in the imperial capital, Luo Weiran, the commander of the Great Inner Guard, personally checked for me, and one hundred and twenty-two air pockets were opened one hundred and twenty-eight, and even he said that I was a rare genius, not to mention Chang'an City, even the entire Great Sui could not find a second person." ”

She looked at the cuckoo and asked, "That's what Luo Weiran said at that time." ”

"That's right."

Du Juan said proudly for his master: "Commander Luo also said that if Miss doesn't dislike it, he still wants to accept Miss as his closed disciple." I don't know how high Commander Luo's cultivation is, but I guess there are many people who want to worship him as a teacher. ”

Wu Yinyu nodded, but his brows did not stretch a little: "What can I do, but I am not taken seriously after this aura?" ”

"No, Miss, you have reached the Qiguan Temple, and you have lived in a small courtyard where Xiao Zhenren will live when he is in retreat, and no one is allowed to come to this pavilion, Xiao Zhenren specially explained to the Crane Daoist before leaving, you can give you what you want, and you can do whatever you want, which shows that Xiao Zhenren attaches great importance to you."

"That's because of my father's fifteen thousand taels of gold."

Wu Yinyu sighed and said, "If you really value me, why don't you take me to Chang'an to take the exam of the Martial Arts Academy, but take that woman?" ”

"Miss is talking about that...... Foam cream? ”

"Who else but her?"

Wu Yinyu raised his head and looked at the peach forest and sighed: "At home, I am a little bird raised by my father, and I am afraid that I will be injured, so I am not allowed to touch anything." The big yard in the house is a little scary, but it's not a big cage? When it came to Yiqiguan, this peach forest was occupied by me, but what I occupied was just a bigger birdcage. ”

She suddenly stood up, clenched her fists and said, "I want to go back to Chang'an." ”

"But Miss, we just escaped from Chang'an?"

"Don't be afraid!"

Wu Yinyu said: "I have already given Xiao Zhenren 15,000 taels of gold, can he only protect me in one go?" If he can't keep me when I get to Chang'an, then I'll ask my father to get the gold back! Others don't know the way, I know the way, that old man is greedy for money to the extreme! ”

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Changan

Taiji Palace Baohe Hall Imperial Study

Emperor Yang Yi of the Great Sui glanced at the courtier standing bowed in front of him, snapped the fold and threw it at the courtier's feet, he leaned back, shook his sore neck and said slightly angrily: "This is the so-called so-called winning strategy of the elites of the War Department of the Ministry of War, who have stayed up for several days and nights?" I feel ashamed of them! The Great Sui established the country by force, and there was never a shortage of generals in the army who could fight well, let alone elite soldiers in a hundred battles! But if you look at the strategy written in this recital, is it bullying me that I have never led troops to fight? ”

"What do you say to bypass Nirvana City and raid the Mengyuan Mandu Banner station, burn and kill for a while and then retreat, and then set up an ambush on the way, and annihilate the chasing soldiers hastily organized by the Mandu Banner!"

The emperor looked at the courtier in front of him, and his tone suddenly rose: "These counselors and outsiders of the war office under your command do you think that fighting is child's play?!" It is true that the Great Sui has not been at war for nearly twenty years, since the first emperor destroyed the Shang State, it has been eleven years since I ascended the throne, and I have not moved troops for more than ten years, have the people in the military department forgotten how to fight! ”

"The minister is guilty!"

Yu Donglai, the secretary of the military department, fell to his knees with a thud, but he didn't dare to pick up the folds that the emperor threw on the ground.

The emperor turned around and pointed to the map of the Great Sui Territory hanging on the wall and said, "Could it be that the map hanging in the War Office of the War Department is different from the one hanging in the East Warm Pavilion of the Army?" If it's the same, can't those nerds see what kind of terrain is on the west side of this Wolf Milk Mountain, thousands of miles north and south? What else is the raid...... No matter how fast the infantry of the Great Sui run, can they outrun the cavalry of Meng Yuan after passing the Wolf Milk Mountain? He also burned and killed for a while, then withdrew, and set up an ambush halfway through...... To the west of the Wolf Milk Mountain is a grassland of Pingchuan, where to set up an ambush? ”

The emperor pointed to the map and asked, "Yu Donglai, you handed this fold here, you come and tell me where to set up an ambush!" ”

Yu Donglai hung his head deeply, not daring to speak.

Emperor Yang Yi came down from the earthen kang, and the chief eunuch Su Buwei hurriedly knelt on the ground and helped the emperor kick his boots on. When the emperor stood up, he knelt down again and straightened the hem of the emperor's robe before standing up and retreating. The emperor glanced at Yu Donglai and said, "It's better to be a slave who does his best!" ”

Su Buwei hurriedly lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty...... Lord Yu is in charge of the military department, and there are too many facts to worry about every day. The soldiers and horses of the whole country need to be dispatched by the military department, and there are other trivial things. The slave and maid only need to serve your majesty well, and there are specializations, which are different. ”

The emperor nodded and said, "You can say that you have to specialize in these four words, which is not bad." ”

Even Yu Donglai had to quietly cast a grateful look at Su Buxing, saying that this Su Buxing was too much stronger than the original Bingbi eunuch Wu Xiangsheng. Wu Peisheng is a snob, he will do things if there is a benefit, and if there is no benefit, he will naturally fall into the well.

As soon as he thought of Wu Xiangsheng, he heard the emperor ask about this dead man.

"Wu Peisheng died in Fangu, and the military report of the military department said that he died helping the war, he is not a perfect person, but it is not in vain to trust me to do such a bold thing. I had thought that in a few days I would give his nephew in his hometown a job and a big mansion...... But last night, it suddenly occurred to me that none of the people in the capital came back alive...... This matter is unusual, Yu Donglai, you will send someone to investigate. I also asked Hou Wenji's affectionate people to investigate, and the military department couldn't do nothing at all. If it is really as the battle report said, I will not only give Wu Xiangsheng a reward, but also a big reward for the soldiers and civilians of Fan Gu! ”

"What if...... Things are hidden......"

The emperor glanced at Yu Donglai and did not continue.

Yu Donglai said: "Your Majesty, the military report of the military department will definitely not be false. And the first to report was Li Yuanshan, the general of the Right Xiaowei, and His Majesty also knew that Li Yuanshan was fair and humble, and he would never dare to do anything to deceive His Majesty. ”

"Li Yuanshan can still be trusted."

The emperor nodded, kicked the song on the ground with his foot, and ordered: "Take this thing back, all the officials of the military department will be deducted for one year, and if those counselors in the war department are just doing things to fool me, then it is useless for me to keep them." If I can't be given a way to see it within three days, I'll leave this matter to the Martial Arts Academy. ”

"The minister obeys the order, and the minister is afraid."

"Alright, get up."

The emperor took a sip of tea and said slowly: "I have been reigning for eleven years, and it is not because I don't want to move or dare not move, but because I want to move, I will move like a landslide and tsunami!" And the Meng Yuan to be fought is not Nanyan, not Dongchu, you naturally understand the importance of success or failure in this battle. If you do a good job, you courtiers will leave a name in history. Bad hit...... You just wait to be infamous with me! But don't worry, I will never carry the blame for others. If this battle is not fought well, I still have the courage to sort it out from top to bottom. ”

"The minister will go back and re-draft, and the minister will draw it up himself."

"Let's go"

The emperor waved his hand, because he had been sitting cross-legged on the kang for too long, his legs were a little numb, he walked back and forth in the Dongnuan Pavilion a few times, and suddenly remembered something and turned around and asked Su Buxing: "Su Buxing, you can tell me...... What if I used a group of newcomers from the Martial Arts Academy to serve in the Western Expeditionary Army? ”

Su Buwei lowered his head and said: "The slave and maid dare not discuss political affairs, and they ......"

The emperor asked, "And what?" ”

"And...... Dean Zhou's pass, I'm afraid it's not easy. ”

The emperor was stunned for a moment, and then said with some annoyance: "I have long said that no matter how good a student enters the Yanwu Academy, he will not be my person within three years!" If I want to use it, I have to look at Zhou Banchuan's face...... Forget it, let's just think about playing to relieve boredom. ”

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Fan Gu

The imperial capital has bloomed, and the snow in Fangu City has not yet melted. The border troops on the city wall have long been no longer the eight hundred veterans they were at the beginning, but have been replaced by the men and horses of the right guard. Although these soldiers are still Li Xiaozong's people in name, he also knows that these soldiers themselves can't move at all.

There are also people in Fangu City, and even several iconic buildings in Fangu City are still bustling. But these people are not the same people who were at the beginning.

On another day when the market opened, more than a dozen people appeared on the edge of the forest outside the west gate of Fangu City. A dozen people who are rarely seen in the Great Sui...... Bald, dressed in gray cloth, with Buddhist beads hanging on his chest, and holding a demon-slaying pestle in his hand.

The most special of these people is a young monk, with picturesque eyebrows, and her beauty is like a woman in a fallen city. Slender in stature and elegant in manners.

Curved eyebrows, almond eyes, both the nose and the mouth are delicate and make people jealous.

He wore a red monk's robe, which stood out even more among the dozen people.

"His Holiness...... In front of him was Fan Gu, but that person seemed to have already set off for Chang'an, the capital of the Great Sui Emperor, and it was said that he was going to the Great Sui Martial Arts Academy to take the exam. ”

A gray-clothed monk respectfully said to the red-robed young monk, "If you enter the Yanwu Academy, it will be difficult to start. ”

"Martial Arts Academy......

The red-robed monk who was as rich as jade muttered these three words, and then said indifferently: "Then I'll go to the Yanwu Academy to find him." ”

"It's not good for us to enter the territory of the Great Sui, and the Martial Arts Academy...... I can't get in. ”

A monk said angrily.

"Because of this bald head?"

The red-robed young monk pointed to his head, and then smiled and said: "It's just a skin, and the purpose of not keeping hair is to go to the roots of the mundane, but King Ming also said that how the physical body is not important, it is enough to devote oneself to the Buddha." So bald head is not bald, isn't it just a thought? ”

As soon as he had finished speaking, hair began to grow on the bald head, growing rapidly at a rate visible to the naked eye, and after a few moments, the hair was shoulder-length.

He plucked the beads from his wrist and used the beads to tie his hair at random behind his head.

What a beautiful son.