Ever since he learned that Naha was walking back, Li Hong would ride a horse to visit Xianyang Bridge whenever he had time.
Anyone returning from Longyou will return to Chang'an via Xianyang Bridge.
Every time he arrived at Xianyang Bridge, Li Hong would linger on the bridge for a long time. He knew clearly that Naha would not be able to come back at this time... Li Hong was still betting on the possibility that if Naha came back and did not see him greeting him, he might Will be disappointed...
Naha drank some grape wine and was as drunk as a dead pig, causing the two little girls to think that Naha was about to die.
After Yun Chu saw the girl, he angrily said to Wen Wen, "Why did you give her grape wine?"
Wen Wen raised the wine glass and said: "You have to clearly distinguish the difference between giving and robbing. I didn't give your sister wine. She saw that the color of the grapes looked good, so she took it away, or stolen it. In short, Her being drunk had nothing to do with me, I was even the victim."
Yun Chu shook his head. If Wen Wen didn't dig a hole for Naha and wanted to see Na Ha drunk, he wouldn't be Wen Wen.
"Your sister still hasn't become smarter. The abbot of the Horseshoe Temple is still waiting to see Naha. If she knew that Naha was drunk, she doesn't know how she would feel."
Eighteen Shaolin monks rode camels, forming a circle outside Naha's camel house.
The swarthy Master Mingyuan said to Yun Chu: "The abbot of Mati Temple is Zen Master Daozheng of my Zen sect. There is no problem in waiting for one more day."
After speaking, the middle-aged monk closed his eyes again and seemed to have started a new round of practice.
Monk Mingyuan was usually silent and rarely spoke. Since he spoke because of a small matter today, Yun Chu felt that he should listen.
So, he ordered the camel team to camp on the spot and leave tomorrow.
In the winter in the Hexi Corridor, you don't need to overly describe it to know that it is a desolate place.
Because the sky is getting higher, the clouds floating over from the Qilian Mountains appear very low.
The black mountains, white glaciers, yellow grass, never-ending wind, and the Gobi desert full of broken stones are naturally beautiful when painted in oil paintings, but for a traveler like Yun Chu, it is very difficult. Not friendly anymore.
Yunchu's handsome appearance has disappeared. In order to keep warm, he didn't shave his beard two months ago, which made his appearance look a bit rough.
Gentleness is also normal, but Zhong Kui looks a bit more handsome.
Monk Daozheng wore cotton clothes and sat quietly in a tent, waiting for the drunken Naha to wake up. He behaved very respectfully. As for Yun Chu, gentle people like him were nothing in the eyes of these monks.
"Master Daozheng used to be the presiding officer of Maiji Mountain in Qinzhou. Because of his merits in the construction of Buddhist caves, he was also considered a top figure in the Buddhist sect of Longyou Road. He was able to come to Ganzhou from Qinzhou with beautiful mountains and rivers. He has obvious influence on Xiang Xuan. Master Zang’s intention to get closer.
This shows that Master Xuanzang’s reputation in Chang’an has become higher.”
After Wen Wen finished speaking, Zhong Kui sneered and said: "Yinggong and a group of old heroes valued Xu Jingye very much, and some even regarded Tuyuhun as their retreat.
In the past, the Li royal family occupied an important position in Longxi. Now, the Li royal family has been almost cleaned up, and it has become a family dominated by the old heroes. Naturally, the emperor is not willing to do so. Since Buddhism has major interests in the Western Regions,
Then, there is nothing unreasonable about letting Buddhism get involved in the Hexi Corridor.
Look at this old bald donkey, he doesn’t take us seriously at all. He seems peaceful, but in fact he may think that only Naha is qualified to talk to him. We are all Naha’s vassals, right?
Hello."
Gentle, Zhong Kui did not avoid Monk Daozheng when he spoke. This monk's spiritual practice was very high and he had not mastered the seven emotions for a long time. Therefore, no matter how unbearable Zhong Kui said to him, he remained unmoved.
Yun Chu took another look at Monk Daozheng. Since he felt that if he could wait one night, nothing major would happen.
In the Hexi Corridor, if the weather is good during the day, it will definitely be windy in the afternoon.
As soon as the wind picks up, the temperature drops very quickly. Just after the caravans have set up their tents, the originally friendly white clouds turn into dark clouds. After a few tumblings, the snow particles fall from the sky.
The snow here is very different from the snow in Chang'an. The white snow fell like gravel, hitting the cowhide tent and bouncing a few times before falling to the ground.
After a while, the earth turned white.
Liang Ying walked out of the snow, jumped off the horse shivering with cold, came to the fire in front of Yun Chu, and put her hands on the fire to burn.
After feeling the fever for a while, he immediately put his hands into his lower abdomen and rubbed it vigorously. Not only did he do this, but the scouts who came back also did the same thing. After repeating this several times, they wiped their noses and said to Yun Chu:
"Nothing amiss was found within ten miles."
When Yun Chu saw Liang Ying waving his hands, he knew that the violent alternation of hot and cold had damaged his capillaries, so he handed him a cup of hot tea and said, "Take a sip to warm yourself up."
Liang Ying sipped hot tea and complained: "Junhou, it's already the beginning of spring, why is it still so cold?"
Wen Wen said: "Chang'an isn't that warm either. They can only take off their cotton-padded jackets after ninety-nine."
Liang Ying said with a smile: "We have already arrived in Ganzhou. In one month, we can return to Chang'an. When I arrive in Chang'an, I will supervise my family's farming. This year, all the land at home will be planted with cotton."
Yun Chu glanced at Liang Ying and said, "When we get back, it will be the day when the Imperial College starts, so you have to go to school."
Liang Ying was stunned for a moment and said: "Didn't you say you would let me enter the Sixteenth Guards?"
Yun Chu said: "This time you went to the Western Regions, your contribution is not small. Since it is not small, it would be a pity to use it to enter the Sixteenth Guards. I plan to let you stay in the Imperial College for a year, and then you can take the imperial examination at random, and then
Go to Puzhou Zhechong Prefecture and become the Guoyi Captain, and when the time comes, you can recruit the Puzhou Zhechong Captain into the Sixteenth Guards to become a general, and you may become the Puzhou Zhechong Captain."
Liang Ying said in surprise: "Why can't you just go to the state under Chang'an to be the captain of Guoyi? Why do you have to enter the Imperial College and take the imperial examination?"
Wen Wenwen chuckled on the side and said, "You are an official now. If you don't have the status of a Jinshi, dogs will ignore you."
Liang Ying said with a bitter face: "Since my grandfather, no one in the Liang family is good at studying. You actually asked me to take the Jinshi examination. Isn't this embarrassing me?"
Yun Chu said: "You must have the title of Jinshi, otherwise it will affect your future future."
Liang Ying sighed and said: "What the Lord said is of course polite, but it's a pity that I'm not that material."
Wen Wen said to Liang Ying: "Since Li Yifu took charge of the scientific examination, the examination room has changed a lot. "The nobles trust with power, the rich trust with money, and the relatives and friends trust with affection." It is now difficult to choose the imperial examination in the Tang Dynasty.
Bring out real talents.
Since this is the case, why can't we let people like you, who have no college education and no shortage of practical talents, take the position?"
Yun Chu said to Liang Ying, who lowered his head in shame: "I have been reading more recently if I have nothing to do. Even if you are just pretending, you can pretend to have read a lot of books. As for getting into the examination room, you don't have to worry about it."
Watching Liang Ying walk away in shame, Wen Wen said to Yun Chu, "Aren't you going to give His Majesty a heads up?"
Yun Chu shook his head and said: "Li Yifu is so powerful now, your majesty and the queen are willing to listen even to farts, why should I make myself miserable?
This is the time to get close to Li Yifu, don't forget, he is still our teacher."
"Are you planning to use Liang Ying to collude with Li Yifu?"
"Yes, he is the prime minister now, and he is about to become the prime minister with a self-centered attitude. If we don't get close to them, they might think that we are plotting against him secretly.
Giving Liang Ying a Jinshi background can also dispel Li Yifu's hostility towards us, what's wrong with that?"
Wen Wen said: "It's not good for the country."
Yun Chu smiled and said: "The emperor doesn't care, so why should we care? The emperor now is bigger than the sky. Whoever doesn't listen to the emperor will be ignored by the emperor. We still have big things to do, so don't care about these details.
The reason why Pei Xingjian was eager to return to the imperial court and serve as the Minister of Rites was because he had an ambitious plan to improve the scientific examination and prepare to do this well so that he could shine for generations to come.
Let’s not fight with him.”
Wen Wenwen let out a long sigh, took out a wine bottle from her arms, took a big sip and threw it to Yun Chu.
At this time, the snow particles had completely covered the valley. Even the most energetic camels lowered their heads and continued to eat fodder to increase their ability to resist the cold.
Liang Ying, who was in charge of scouting, suddenly ran to the shed where Yun Chu and the others were, and said to Yun Chu: "Eighteen riders came from outside Camel City, claiming to be an old friend of the king. Judging from their appearance, they must be from Tuguhun."
Yun Chu sneered and said, "I didn't expect that I would have such a big reputation that I could let the famous Xu Jingye come to see me despite the heavy snow."
Liang Ying said quickly: "They are just a stone's throw away and are very wary of us."
Yun Chu said to Wen Wen again: "It seems that this guy is still angry with us and feels that we should not betray him in Chang'an and give him up."
Wen Wen sneered: "He has forgotten who brought him back like a beggar from outside the Yinggong Mansion for healing."
Yun Chu looked at the heavy snow outside the shed and said with a smile: "Maybe Xu Jingye feels that he is good again, let's go and see him."
Xu Jingye did not come with a large army, and Yun Chu did not set up a military formation. Instead, he took Wen Wen, Zhong Kui, Liang Ying and fifteen government soldiers, fully armed, and left Camel City on horseback.
Sure enough, a group of black shadows were vaguely seen outside Camel City. As they got closer, the shadows gradually cleared, and they were eighteen cavalrymen wearing hoods and capes.
"Explain why you're here. If you don't understand, you'll die."
Yun Chu grabbed Ma Shan with his hand wearing a black leather glove. He had already decided that he would kill a few people to establish his authority, regardless of whether the other party made it clear or not.
The leading cavalryman raised his hood and laughed loudly at Yun Chu: "I haven't seen you for many years, and the prince is still so domineering."
Yunchu saw clearly that the person who lifted the hood was indeed Xu Jingye. Then he looked at the other people who lifted the hood, and none of them was recognized by him.
"Are you coming to rob me?"
Yun Chu approached on horseback with a smile on his face. Since Xu Jingye's Eighteen Cavalry had arrived in front of his army, the challenge was very strong. If these people were allowed to go back in good condition today, I believe that Xu Jingye's Eighteen Cavalry would appear soon to shock Yun Chu.
There are rumors that the army is afraid to go out.
At the same time, after Wen Wen stayed behind, Zhong Kui and Liang Ying each followed with five people, one on the left and one on the right.
Seeing Yunchu approaching with ill intentions, Xu Jingye quickly picked up his long sword and said loudly: "I'm here to discuss things with you today."
When the horse picked up speed, Yunchu straightened his horse and said, "I never bargain with bandits."
See you tomorrow
This chapter has been completed!