The soldiers and horses of Duchasi passed by, immediately making the lively market quiet. Officials, citizens and dignitaries all gave way, watching Huo Lian wrapped in a black cloak and running fast, followed by a dark carriage, and the guards wore thin armor.
Carrying swords, guns, bows and crossbows, the atmosphere became even more tense.
Whose house are you going to raid?
"This time we are not searching our homes, we are going to the border to check the military defense."
"It seems like some kind of protection is broken."
"Oh, that's to raid Bei Haijun's house!"
"Oh, this can be regarded as Huo Lian's raiding her own home. First she chopped off her adoptive father's head, and after waiting for so many years, she finally ransacked her home."
"But who is in the car?"
"You can use Huo Lian's car for yourself. It's a long way to the border."
"New news, new news, there is Huo Lian's woman in the car."
With this news, the discussion became more lively. Compared with the bloody situation of ransacking homes and killing people, things between men and women are more relaxing.
"You actually travel with a woman? It's so loving."
"It's not necessarily love. The North is also Miss Liang's home. She saw her home being ransacked with her own eyes..."
"Huo Lian is really a...beast."
The sounds on the street were rising and falling, and there was a lot of discussion in the private rooms of restaurants and tea shops. A group of women stood by the window, watching the cars and horses passing by slowly. Compared to the public's comments, they knew more.
There are more secrets and more speculations.
"Is it Miss Liang, or is she your new favorite?"
"It must be Miss Liang, she is going to the north."
"Not necessarily. Can Huo Lian give up her new favorite?"
At this point, the women stopped. It was always a bad idea to talk about this. At this time, Duchasi's soldiers and horses on the street had passed by, and everyone looked away. Only one person was still standing by the window looking into the distance, as if he was fascinated.
.
It's no wonder that he was fascinated. Others were just watching the excitement. This person was closely related to the excitement.
"Miss Xiahou." A woman asked with a faint smile, "Who do you think Huo Lian took with her?"
These words were somewhat malicious, but when Miss Xiahou heard them, she looked neither shy nor annoyed. She looked back at her and said, "You can never have too many lovers, so what if you bring them all?"
When he did answer, the woman smiled and said, "Miss Xiahou really knows a lot."
"If you have dealt with many lovers, you will understand." Miss Xiahou said calmly.
The lover in these words is not Huo Lian, but Lu Yizhi.
The young lady was a little unhappy, firstly because Miss Xiahou seemed to have cursed her for encountering entanglements between men and women, and because she was unfair to Lu Yi.
Although Huo Lian's travel is being discussed now, Huo Lian does not always travel and is not easily seen. Unlike Miss Xiahou, after that incident, she not only did not stay behind closed doors, but often appeared in front of others.
Whenever I get the chance, I'll talk about her and Lu Yizhi.
"You really talk about Third Young Master Lu all the time." She said nonchalantly, "Third Young Master Lu never mentions you outside."
Since the quarrel between Xia Houqing and Lu Yizhi in March 3rd Palace, many people have asked Lu Yizhi what happened, but Lu Yizhi never said much, only saying, "I am ashamed of my teacher."
No matter how I look at it, I feel that Mr. Lu is even more pitiable.
The atmosphere in the hall was a little tense, and other women also looked over.
Miss Xiahou did not argue with this young lady, but smiled: "That's because he knows he is wrong and has nothing to say."
These words made the young lady feel like a punch on cotton, powerless and helpless.
The other women also stepped forward to help. "Okay, let's not talk about this disappointing thing."
At this time, the door was also pushed open, and several shop assistants came in holding trays. On them were not wine and food, but a stack of scrolls.
"Several gentlemen have evaluated it." A shop assistant said respectfully, "Miss Xiahou's poems are the best, and Miss Xiahou's handwriting is of the highest quality."
These words did not make the women in the room gasp in exclamation, but instead there was a sound of understanding.
"I knew it." "It's not surprising at all." "With Miss Xiahou here, how can we compare." "Aqing, you're treating me."
Regardless of whether one admires her sincerely or is unwilling to do so, Miss Xiahou’s talent and learning are truly impeccable. The store here has come out and offered to buy Miss Xiahou’s poems and hang them in the store, making the hall more lively. Miss Xiahou is surrounding her.
While joking and joking, he was neither arrogant nor frivolous, and was as dignified and generous as before.
Yes, why can't she live her old life, lock herself up and disappear because of other people's faults? When the world mentions her in the future, she will only have a vague shadow, and she is right and wrong.
Just like what Qixing said, everyone has a future. Lu Yizhi dares to be despicable and shameless for his future, and is not afraid of being criticized by the world. Of course she, Xia Houqing, dares to be calm and free and easy to be happy and angry for the sake of her future.
She won't let a man ruin her future.
However, when talking about the future, Miss Xiahou looked out the window again. The soldiers and horses of the Chasi were no longer visible outside the window. Although she did not answer just now, she actually had the answer in her heart. If Huo Lian went to the north to take a woman with her, she would definitely
It's seven stars.
The North is so far away.
What will be the future of Miss Qixing?
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The waiter in front of him had a gentle and respectful smile, but what he said made Lu Yizhi's heart sink slightly.
"Your Majesty has granted Master Lu a rest today." The chamberlain said with a smile. He looked at Lu Yizhi and shook his head in pity, "Master Lu has really lost a lot of weight. This is not good. You must take good care of yourself."
Lu Yizhi smiled and thanked him, and then said: "Thank you, father-in-law, for your concern. Although I am not very old, I have learned a lot about health care. I have lost weight recently, but I am in much better spirits."
He said and took out a sachet from his sleeve.
"This is a medicinal tea that I often use recently to strengthen my body. Father-in-law, please try it."
The waiter hurriedly stretched out his hand to take it, and his smile became even stronger: "Thank you, thank you very much."
Lu Hanlin is noble not only in appearance, but also in terms of food and clothing. This random bag of so-called medicinal tea must be a rare treasure and worth a lot of money.
And when other people asked, it was just tea, neither gold nor silver, and they couldn't find anything wrong.
The chamberlain took the tea bag and whispered: "Master Wei has met Your Majesty before. Master Wei was taught chess skills by Mr. Xiahou."
He is also a teacher who has taught chess skills.
Lu Yizhi understood and said with a smile: "Thank you very much, father-in-law. I will resign now."
After he finished speaking, he stepped back. After taking a few steps, the smile on his face disappeared, and a trace of irritation flashed between his eyebrows.
Ever since Xia Houqing had a quarrel with him in the palace on March 3, he and the Xiahou family had become at odds with each other. During this period, the situation became more and more intense. As he expected, the teachers, students, classmates, and friends of the Xiahou family began to be rude to him.
It was a scholar and official who had no scruples and asked him aggressively, "Did Mr. Xiahou force you, or did you deceive him? Scholars must be honest when doing things."
Innocence, how can there be an innocent person in this world, and what about scholars? Mr. Xiahou did not dare to swear to a saint that he would be innocent all his life.
It's just a clique to bully him.
He was not afraid of them, but he was worried that His Majesty would be deceived and displeased with him. As expected, the Emperor stopped calling him around these two days.
His biggest advantage in the court is that he is a disciple of the Emperor and has no party or faction, but this is also a problem. Once he encounters trouble, no one will help him.
What's even more troublesome is that there are no secrets in the palace. One look from the emperor can make people guess. He was refused to accompany him twice. Other officials knew that he displeased His Majesty and would avoid him.
It seems that my father needs to use his extraordinary wealth to make some use of it.
Lu Yizhi was meditating while walking forward, when he suddenly heard someone calling, "Lu Yizhi."
The person who called him by name was an important minister in the court. Lu Yizhi was a little surprised and turned his head and saw an official in red robes, surrounded by four or five officials, who all looked at him at this time.
Liu Yan.
Lu Yizhi hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "I have met Mr. Liu before."
Liu Yan said: "I remember that you sorted out the Liuzhou case. I want to discuss the case with His Majesty again. You can follow me to the imperial study."
Lu Yi was stunned, unable to think, and answered yes.
Liu Yan said no more and continued to move forward. Lu Yizhi followed the officials and came to the imperial study room again. This time the servants did not stop him and respectfully watched him and Liu Yan go in. After entering, the emperor also saw
, but didn’t say anything.
When Liu Yan talked about the case in Liuzhou, Lu Yizhi took the initiative to get it from the shelf and put it in front of the emperor, and stood quietly aside.
Wait until this case is finished.
The emperor stretched out his hand to rub his brow and called out, "Lu Yizhi."
"That's it for today. You can sort it out and bring it to me tomorrow," the emperor said.
This means that he will come tomorrow. Lu Yizhi picked up the book and said, "I'm leaving."
He withdrew, and the other officials also withdrew, leaving only Liu Yan.
The emperor raised his hand that was rubbing his eyebrows, looked at Liu Yan, and asked with a half-smile, "What benefit did Lu Yizhi give you? How did you support him?"
Liu Yan seemed puzzled and asked, "Didn't His Majesty always support him?"
The emperor coughed softly: "He is a young, smart, talented and knowledgeable person. I really like him very much. However, this male-female affair does not look good with Mr. Xiahou's family. I always have some scruples when using it. After all,
As a scholar, your reputation..."
Liu Yan said: "Your Majesty, when I first came to Beijing, my reputation was not good, and it brought bad reputation to Your Majesty. It is said that Your Majesty re-employed me because I had hatred for the guilty king." At this point, he smiled and said, "That's all.
Years have passed, how do you think your Majesty, the Minister of Dali Temple, has done? Has your Majesty's reputation been affected?"
The emperor laughed: "Well done, well done. Thanks to you, I am also known as a wise king who makes good use of talents."
Yes, reputation doesn't matter. There are no clean people in this court. It just needs to be easy to use. If Huo Lian can use it like this, other officials can naturally do it too.
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When Liu Yan walked out of the imperial study, Lu Yizhi had already left, seemingly unaware that Liu Yan had helped him.
But the news had spread, and even the minor officials at Dali Temple who compiled the documents knew that Liu Yan was supporting Lu Yizhi.
"Sir, are you cherishing your talents?" the junior official asked curiously.
Liu Yan hummed: "Lu Yizhi's article is clear and organized."
Is it clear and organized? The clerk was stunned for a moment.
"The Liuzhou case is about to be concluded, and I don't want to see mistakes in the paperwork," Liu Yan said.
It was indeed a matter of cherishing talent. The clerk was relieved and laughed, wasn't it? For a person like Liu Yan who doesn't love money and is lustful, what else could he do?
The clerk retreated. Liu Yan looked at the documents on the desk that had not been moved, and clenched his hands on his knees. In fact, he didn't know why he did this. It couldn't really be because Qixing had treated him in the first place.
Just give me an explanation and help Lu Yizhi when necessary.
This explanation will only make him kick Lu Yizhi out of the court, so as not to be used by the Momen to do something detrimental to the court, but...
At this time, the Great Wall of the North was being repaired, and various accidents were happening frequently. Even he was almost plotted. One more person and one more opportunity. If there were any accidents, this Lu Yinzhi might be able to help...
Of course, on the basis of not endangering the imperial court.
Of course, it is just to help build the Great Wall in the north, nothing else.
Liu Yan took a deep breath, exhaled again, picked up his pen and wrote with concentration.
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When Lu Yizhi left the Hanlin Academy and returned home, it was already time to turn on the lights. The lights in the street were so bright that it made people's eyesight dizzy.
He dismounted but did not step through the door. Instead, he looked towards the street and frowned slightly.
"What's wrong, young master?" the boy asked hurriedly, and also looked over.
Lu Yizhi said: "I always feel like someone is following me."
What kind of villain? The servants outside the door were startled, and the servants inside the door also rushed out. "Who?" "Who?" "Where?" There was some confusion in front of the door.
Lu Yizhi stopped them: "It's okay. Maybe I saw it wrong. I don't feel... at ease lately." He smiled again, "But it will be okay after today."
After saying that, he strode in.
The Lu family's servants milled around outside the door, then went in and closed the courtyard door, restoring silence.
An idle man leaning against the wall at the street corner spat out the dry grass he was chewing and looked away.
"Hey, isn't this Lao Zhang who is guarding the city gate?" Several people passed by, saw it, recognized it, and shouted with a smile.
"Why are you looking at the city gate? It's Lao Zhang who is sleeping at the city gate." Someone else laughed.
Zhang Yuan ignored their laughter and walked along the street kicking and kicking. Behind him came the people asking, "Old Zhang, aren't you going to sleep at the city gate?"
Zhang Yuan looked back, smiled, and said, "I won't go, there's no need for it."
Although they didn't understand what he said, the people in the street lights were startled.
"Oh my god, is Lao Zhang smiling at me?"
“It was the first time I saw Lao Zhang Xiao, I was so scared.”
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The lights in Lu's house were bright, and Mrs. Lu and Mr. Lu who were sitting around the hall had ugly expressions. Mrs. Lu kept turning the rosary in her hand, praying to the gods and Buddhas all over the sky.
"It's really scary." Mrs. Lu muttered, "The Xiahou family is really untouchable."
Lu Yizhi consoled me with a smile: "It's okay, mother, it's all over. With Mr. Liu's words today, Your Majesty will no longer shy away from me."
Mr. Lu said: "Do you need to give money to Mr. Liu?"
Liu Yan? Lu Yizhi shook his head: "He is not the kind of person who loves money. Don't give him money."
"Then why would he help you? Have you ever dealt with him?" Mr. Lu asked.
Lu Yizhi shook his head again: "Master Liu is not the kind of person who likes to make friends with others. He rarely interacts with officials in the court."
It is even more impossible for a newly promoted official like him.
He was really surprised when Liu Yan called him today.
"Then Mr. Liu must cherish his talents." Mr. Lu said, stroking his hands, "People with extraordinary talent and learning will surely succeed with a little help, and Mr. Liu naturally knows that."
Mrs. Lu paused her rosary and said, "Does Mr. Liu have a daughter?"
There is no good thing in the world without a reason. It must be something you want. Does this Liu Yan want his daughter to marry her son?
Humph, even though the Xiahou family has been offended, there are still many people who want to marry Lu Yizhi.
Mr. Lu was startled and couldn't help but look at Lu Yizhi.
Lu Yizhi smiled: "Master Liu is not married and has no children."
Well, Mrs. Lu felt a little regretful and continued to twist the beads slowly. It was a pity.
"Yes, even if there is one, we can't discuss marriage now." Mr. Lu said in a deep voice, "It's not that he is worried about the Xiahou family, but that he is worried about Huo Lian. After all, the woman is in Huo Lian's hands. If she is angered, Huo Lian is encouraged.
It will be very troublesome for Lian to deal with you."
Lu Yizhi smiled again: "You don't have to worry about Huo Lian anymore. This time he goes to the border. His Majesty wants to use his hand to eradicate the Bei Navy. After getting rid of the Bei Navy, Huo Lian will be of no use. In one or two years at most,
Huo Lian is about to die."
Huo Lian is finished, so is the Seven Stars.
However, she could rest assured that Lu Yizhi looked to the side room and he would take good care of her memorial tablet in their home.
During the holidays, give her a wisp of incense.
He, Lu Yi, is a lover.
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When the sky jumped out from the ground, Qixing reined in the galloping horses. He seemed a little uncomfortable with the light and squinted to look ahead.
The front seems endless.
"Little girl." Chen Shi's voice shouted excitedly in his ear, "It's been six or seven years since you left. Do you still remember the way home?"
Qixing's vision gradually recovered. There was a green field in front of him, and there were mountains in the distance. The sky and the earth seemed to be connected together.
"I." She said slowly, "I can't remember."
She has been away from here for more than six or seven years.
