Chang Geng was red from scalp to heel, so cooked that he was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, fragrant from all his orifices, and was so angry that he couldn't even scream.

Lady Cao, however, was very envious of such treatment. She looked at Dashuai Gu's back with tears in her eyes. She bit Ge Pangxiao's ear and said: "If I can let Mr. Hou carry him once in my lifetime, it will be worth my life."

Got it!"

Ge Pangxiao was very loyal. Hearing this, he immediately wiped his nose and took a firm stance. His anger sank into his Dantian. He straightened his chest and folded his belly and held in his breath. He patted himself on the shoulder as if he was about to carry a big bag and looked at death as if he were home.

Said: "Come!"

Madam Cao looked at him for a moment, spat, and ran away angrily with small steps.

On New Year's Eve, King Wu couldn't help himself.

Once outside, Gu Yun finally remembered to save some face for his godson and let him go.

Chang Geng's face was as heavy as water, and he strode ahead with a meteoric stride. His waist was so straight that it could be used as a flagpole, and his cloak was billowing behind him. He seemed to have the mold of a tall and majestic figure in the future.

Gu Yun rubbed his nose, chased after him and said with a shameless smile: "Are you angry?"

Chang Geng shook off his hand on his shoulder and said forcefully: "How dare you."

Gu Yun: "Aren't you tired of not stepping outside the door every day? My child..."

Chang Geng gave him a sinister look. Gu Yun gave him a rare look and quickly corrected him: "Young man - young man, you should be more lively. You have only been a few years and you are tired of the world of mortals?"

Chang Geng had nothing to say to such a lively adoptive father. He kept a sullen face and said nothing. He was about to wave away Gu Yun's hand again, but unexpectedly he happened to touch Gu Yun's fingertips and was shocked by the ice.

Chang Geng frowned and grabbed Gu Yun's hand with his backhand. He saw that his claws were blue with cold, as cold as a corpse that had just been dug out of the ground. People don't have purple liquid gold burning in their stomachs, and they walk around the streets in single clothes in the cold winter.

Can you run without getting cold?

It’s so full!

Chang Geng felt distressed, and the pain in his heart also grew stronger. While sulking, he took off the cloak he was wearing, and put it around Gu Yun involuntarily. Gu Yun was pulled by him and had to lower his head, but

She didn't dodge, and allowed him to button up her collar indulgently. She smiled and enjoyed the filial piety, thinking: "It's great to have a son. When little Chang Geng grows up, I will find one myself -

—It would be even better if I could have a girl."

On New Year's Eve in Beijing, starting from the third quarter of the hour, there is a trombone sound, reminding people that the coming year is approaching.

The city was full of gongs, drums, and firecrackers, and red paper was flying everywhere like colorful butterflies. There were two-legged people everywhere by the river, upstairs, and in the middle of the road. Chang Geng felt his scalp numb just by looking at it - that

It really seems like everyone in the world is crowded into the small Sijiu City. Compared with this liveliness, the market in Yanhui City that crowds people into the river every year is simply desolate and lonely.

Whether it was Gu Yun who forced him to go out, or Ge Pangxiao and Madam Cao who were in high spirits, they were all so unreasonable in Chang Geng's eyes at this moment. He grabbed Gu Yun's cold hand and tried to warm him as much as possible.

As soon as I warmed up, I had to pay attention to the two country children looking around so that they didn't get lost. Even though there were a few elusive Xuantie camp guards around, they were still very busy.

Maybe some people are born to worry.

At this time, a long sound like the roar of an eagle or the chirping of a crane came from the air, and the crowd cheered.

"Red-headed !"

"Look, the first red-headed kite is flying this year!"

In the capital city, under the emperor's feet, there are usually no air restrictions. The nine gates are equipped with countless white rainbow arrows, which are black eagles. If you dare to approach the capital from the sky, you will only end up being shot down.

The only exception is New Year's Eve.

A wide road leading out of the imperial city leads directly to the outside of the city, where stands the symbol of the entire Central Plains - "Qiyuan Tower".

It is said that when the Westerners who traveled across the ocean in large ships first arrived in the Central Plains, the only two places of interest they knew were the Imperial Palace and the Qi Yuan Tower.

Qiyuan Tower is not a single building. It was built by the late emperor with the reduced military expenditure in the 21st year of Yuanhe. It welcomes visitors from all directions. It is extremely grand. It is divided into two areas, the north and the south. The north area has a row of high domes.

The tower is named "Yunmeng Grand View", and the southern part is a high platform. Some people joked behind their backs that it was the "Star Reaching Platform". Of course, no one dared to call it that in person, so people generally called it the "Standing Platform".

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Looking north and south, it means that the sky is round and the palace is far away.

Every New Year's Eve, the Tingyuan Terrace will become the center of the entire capital. The famous prostitutes and actors coming from the south and the north all want to go up and sing a song. There are a sea of ​​onlookers in the audience, and the viewing platform of Yunmeng Grand View is also full of people.

There are many dignitaries.

And as soon as the third quarter of the hour passes, twenty "red-headed kites" will rise around the kite platform.

The principles of the red-headed kite and the border giant kite are similar, except that the giant kite scares countless barbarians, while the red-headed kite is purely for fun. It is in the shape of a ship, with flaming red koi carvings carved on the first two ends, and it is lifted up by ninety-nine and eighty-one fire wings.

Going up to the sky, the hull of the ship is tied to the landing platform with a special translucent rope that looks like spider silk.

As soon as the fire wings were launched, more than twenty red-headed kites like red koi fish hung steadily in the mid-air, swaying slightly and swaying, making the night sky like water when the imperial capital was pouring wine.

The view from above is excellent, with a private room and a circle of terraces. If you want wine or food, you can go up along the ropes like spider webs. From above, you can see the lights of thousands of houses and the red walls of the palace.

Gu Yun led the three and a half-year-old boys up the stairs from the path next to the parking platform. The guard on duty recognized him and was surprised. He was about to bow his head and salute when Gu Yun stopped him with a light wave of his hand:

"You're here to play with your children, so don't be too polite - have you seen General Shen?"

A fire attendant ran over from a distance: "Master Marquis, please come this way. General Shen is waiting for you on the red-headed kite."

Gu Yun nodded calmly, but he couldn't help but feel a little impressed in his heart - he actually just brought Chang Geng and the others to join in the fun. He didn't expect Shen Yi to be so omnipotent and actually order a ship.

Ge Pangxiao stared at the red-headed kite with eyes wide open, then followed Gu Yun and asked: "Master Hou, are we going to ascend to heaven?"

Gu Yun: "Don't worry, it will be promoted in a few decades. Let's go up and check it out today."

Chang Geng listened to the two people's unique and auspicious words on New Year's Eve, and really wanted to shut their mouths tightly.

The elegant room on the Red-headed was as warm as spring. When Gu Yun entered the room, he took off his cloak and put it on the back of the chair.

Shen Yi had already ordered a table of food and drinks, and there were several beautiful boys and girls standing by in the private room. Some of the bold ones kept stealing glances at Mr. Gu.

Gu Yun glanced at him and was stunned at first - Shen Yi is a scholar who has aged prematurely. His eyes are dirty even when he looks at Western paintings. He has been a prude for twenty years. How could he leave behind such a group of young people?

When Dang Ji cast a questioning look, Shen Yi whispered in his ear: "This is what King Wei insisted on giving to you after he heard about it."

Gu Yun was speechless for a while after hearing this, and his face was indistinguishable from joy to anger.

The fire waiter was very discerning and immediately stepped forward and asked: "Master Marquis, would you like to light a fire?"

Gu Yun paused for a moment and nodded: "Let's do it - by the way, ask the brothers who are guarding the terrace to come in for a New Year's Eve dinner. There are no outsiders today, so there is no need to be formal."

After receiving the order, the fire waiter immediately and respectfully exited the red-headed kite, jumped off the balcony deck, and sang a long harmony.

Several soldiers from the Xuantie Battalion came in and saluted in a well-trained manner: "Commander!"

For a moment, Xuan Tie's coldness invaded the soft world of mortals, and the ambiguous atmosphere in the elegant room was immediately dispersed.

Gu Yun glanced at the waiters who were leaving out of the corner of his eyes. One of them, who was particularly pleasing to the eye, glanced at him affectionately before leaving. Gu Yun smiled at her and thought regretfully in his heart. With three-and-a-half-year-old children, the entertainment in the middle of the night may only stop at flirting with each other.

Shen Yi gave a sanctimonious dry cough, and Gu Yun looked away as if nothing had happened, and everyone complained: "The King of Wei is already a big boss, but he is really out of tune."

Shen Yi smiled softly and said: "Haha."

Fortunately, the three young men were attracted by the glowing fire wings around the red-headed kite. They all lay down at the window and looked out, and did not notice the dirty adults in the room.

The roar of the fire wings buzzed, and a warm hot wind swept in, making the window lattice rattle. Chang Geng felt that his feet were empty, and he couldn't help but hold on to the wooden window. Lady Cao was standing there There were shouts and screams from the side, and the entire red-headed kite trembled slightly, rising into the sky.

Just then, Xu Shi arrived, and a ball of fireworks suddenly rose from the ground on the landing platform, exploding in the middle of twenty or so red-headed kites, dyeing the spider threads connected to each other orange-red.

The flying kite slowly rises, with iron gears surrounding each other below, and a dancer in red appears holding a pipa and singing.

There is nothing more prosperous than this in heaven and earth.

Shen Yi opened a bottle of wine and raised his hand to pour a glass for Gu Yun: "This is the tribute they paid in the first year after the rebellion in the Western Region was put down. It is a luminous cup of grape wine. Good wine is worthy of a hero. Try it."

Gu Yun stared at the luminous cup for a moment, his expression dimmed involuntarily, he took it, took a sip and then put it down - it wasn't that the wine was bad, but it still felt a little off.

Gu Yun: "Forget it, if you can't get used to this drink, let's change to Huadiao. It seems that I am not a hero but a bear - Hey, everyone, sit down and ignore the three of them. They have already eaten at home. Let them play."

As he spoke, he began to feel that his vision was a little blurry, so he lowered his head and reached out to pinch the bridge of his nose, knowing that the medicine he had taken a few days ago would soon have no effect.

The effect of the medicine wears off in about half an hour, and usually he will be blind first and then deaf.

Shen Yi knew what was going on as soon as he saw his little move: "Master Hou?"

"It's okay," Gu Yun shook his head, changed his wine, and raised his glass to the banquet, "You are all my top warriors, but you have followed me, but you have neither glory, wealth, power, nor benefits. The frontiers are poor and miserable. Even my salary is so little, I feel wronged, so I’ll give you a toast first.”

After Gu Yun finished speaking, he drank a gulp, and then he couldn't help but fill up another cup for himself: "The second cup is dedicated to the brothers who stayed in the Western Regions. I took them out without knowing how high the heaven and earth were, but failed to bring them back..."

Shen Yi: "Commander, it's the Chinese New Year, don't talk about it."

Gu Yun smiled, then stopped talking, drank the glass in one gulp, and then filled it up again.

"The third cup," Gu Yun said softly, "To the Emperor and the Queen, I hope all the gods and demons will be kind to my soul."

Chang Geng stood by the window. At some point, the grand scene outside could no longer attract him. He turned sideways and stared at Gu Yun unblinkingly.

He had never seen Gu Yun raising a glass and drinking it all in one gulp. Such a foster father was almost unfamiliar to him.

All in all, Gu Yun had never lost his temper in front of him, and rarely showed signs of exhaustion or unhappiness. He always seemed to be teasing him, being both amiable and hateful - it seemed that except for this side, his other expressions were all It's not convenient to reveal it to him.

Because he is just a helpless child.

Chang Geng suddenly felt a desire to become powerful immediately.
Chapter completed!