The green mirror-like surface of the lake is so deep that it reflects the distant mountains and sky clouds.
There is a loess road beside the lake.
The Taoist led a bay-red horse to walk among them. Behind the horse was a cat that seemed to take every step cautiously and hesitantly. When the group of people walked by the lake, their figures also appeared in the lake.
"Suddenly..."
In the quiet and deep lake, there was another reflection of a swallow, crossing the sky.
The swallow landed steadily on the horse's back.
"Ahead is Luozhou."
"We've arrived in Luozhou."
Song You also raised his head and glanced into the distance, but unfortunately he could only see piles of mountains and fields of swallow crops. The sun was scorching and there was no end to the road ahead.
"It's three o'clock in the morning and it's time to have lunch. It's also the time when the sun shines the brightest. Should we find a shady place to rest, have lunch, and take a nap before leaving?"
"I won't take my nap, but I really need to find a place to rest and have lunch."
"There is a big tree in front, and there is an open space under the tree. It is very shady. Some people took a rest there."
"That's just right."
Song You seemed to have seen the tree too.
The calico cat behind him walked to the edge of the lake, looked into the lake, as if staring at his own reflection. After a while, he looked away and turned to look at the Taoist: "Just in time, there are fish in this lake, let the swallows wait for it.
I’m going to collect firewood for you. Sanhua Empress will come to catch some fish first, and you’ll eat the fish you catch. After finishing the dried meat that the Xu family gave us, you haven’t eaten meat for three days.”
"There are no shade trees by the lake, it's very sunny."
"Miss Sanhua has a bamboo hat."
"Then it will be hard work for Empress Sanhua."
"Why didn't you eat mice when you were at the Xu family?"
"..."
Song You shook his head helplessly, angry and funny: "You little thing, why are you so stubborn?"
"You big thing, why are you so stubborn?" The calico cat came over with small steps and imitated his words without hesitation, but his tone was more serious, "If you ate a rat in the Xu family, you will know that the rat has
It’s so delicious, and then you don’t have to worry about running out of meat while walking on the road.”
"Miss Sanhua has good intentions."
"Just wait for the fish caught by Sanhua Empress."
"Don't catch too much. It's hot and if you don't finish it, it will go bad."
"knew……"
Empress Sanhua knows this little thing.
Song You also continued to walk forward.
His schedule has been quite busy in recent days.
Although I was not in a hurry, my walking speed was obviously faster than usual, my stops on the road were fewer, and I felt a little less leisurely. This was actually involuntary.
Fenghu said, the world has become chaotic.
This is very possible.
After all, this place is still two states away from Angzhou, where Changjing is located. It is not very close. Due to the inconvenience of transportation and information, if there are changes in the DPRK, the news may not be spread in a short time.
Throughout history, this has often been the case.
Sometimes when the central government changes, it takes a long time for the border areas to react. In extreme cases, even after the dynasty has been dead for several years, some places still don't know or don't want to believe it.
Sometimes the army is approaching, and the war has reached the other side of the river or on the eve of it. However, across the river, the people separated overnight have to wait until the war has already arrived before they can react. Even so, it is still difficult for ordinary people to clearly understand the full picture of the turmoil.
Besides, now should only be the beginning.
Dayan was in its prime, and the people were united. Since the surrender of Saibei, there was no opponent around Dayan who could threaten Dayan.
Although there is a serious backlog of internal conflicts, the military and towns in various places hold great power, and there is Chen Ziyi who seems to be invincible, but the Yanxian fine seeds introduced in the past few years have temporarily filled the people's stomachs, and Chen Ziyi has no intention of rebellion, and he
He and the old emperor could easily suppress the commanders of military towns in other places. In this way, it would be difficult for Dayan to fall into chaos as soon as the country fell and the world collapsed. It should be many years before the dynasty change mentioned by the fox.
Most of today's turmoil starts from within Changjing.
It is the chaos of the prosperous age.
This kind of chaos in the prosperous times is very special. If the chaos does not continue to expand and lead to more serious consequences, no matter who loses or wins, it will be difficult for people everywhere to understand the full facts. Often only those written by historians and scholars many years later can
The books were circulated, and later generations read and consulted them, and then they realized that what happened at that time.
In the past few days, when Song You was walking on the official road, he did encounter many postmen, rushing by on horseback.
This seems to be an explanation.
The big tree that Yanzi was talking about was a yellow gremlin. It grew extremely tall and lush, casting a large shadow on the ground. Naturally, no grass grew under the tree.
Business travelers who passed by often took shelter from the sun and rain under the trees. The ground was stepped on to make it smooth and hard. Some people also moved stones, which have been smoothed by many buttocks. Some people also built a stove. There has been no one for so many years.
After dismantling it, it was passed down continuously, and I don’t know how many travelers it has cooked for.
As Song You approached, he smelled a faint fragrance.
When I looked up, I realized that it was the time when Huang Gelan was blooming, and the tree was full of jade flowers.
The flowers of Huang Gelan are white and yellow, like jade, and the petals are long and easy to fall off. They are also spread on the ground in a small piece. The fragrance makes people feel happy when they smell it. It seems that God wants Song You to rest here for a while.
"Oh well……"
As if talking to himself, Song You took off his luggage from the maroon horse, placed it on the ground, took off the fishing rod, handed it to the children next to him, and then took out the salt.
The swallow also transformed into a human form and went to collect firewood for him.
Song You soon grilled fish under the tree.
The big grass carp caught by Sanhua Empress with grass leaves has been cut open and washed before being picked up, marinated with a knife, skewered with only a wooden stick, and slowly roasted on the fire. Occasionally, evenly sprinkled with oil, the fragrance
Then it slowly spread with the gentle breeze under the tree, firmly attracting the girl's attention.
Then Song You lightly sprinkled the salt.
The girl also moved her eyes following his movements, not wanting to miss a single detail.
At this moment, she suddenly turned her head, as if she heard something, looked to the left of the road, and then did not look away.
A group of Jianghu people walked over under the scorching sun.
Jianghu people are free and easy, talking while walking.
When Song You could see them, they also saw the group of people under the tree. Their voices subconsciously stopped for a moment. After seeing clearly that it was a Taoist, they regained their composure, but they didn't seem to discuss the previous discussion again.
instead of complaining about the heat today.
This group of Jianghu people obviously planned to rest under this tree. After walking over, they took a look at Song You and exchanged a few words with him before they all sat down.
The older ones sat on the rocks, while the younger ones sat on the floor, took out steamed buns to share, and took turns drinking from water bags.
The fish in Songyou are almost ready.
Sanhua Empress took a lotus leaf from the lakeside and used it as a dinner plate. Each of them, one big and one small, took a pair of chopsticks and fed some to the swallows from time to time. They ate very happily.
In contrast, although the Jianghu people's steamed buns were stuffed, they were cold after all. In addition, Song You sprinkled a lot of seasonings on them. The slightly burnt fish meat and the spice flavor stimulated by the high temperature made the Jianghu people intolerable.
Everyone kept looking at him.
It was really uncomfortable to hold it in, so I simply looked away and continued discussing the previous topic to divert attention.
"Then who is in charge of Changjing now?"
"Of course King Shun is in charge!"
"I wonder how long this bright virtue will last..."
"What the hell! Just don't fight a big war. If you really want to fight, don't fight here. It's not easy to live a peaceful life for a few days!"
Song You couldn't help being stunned when he heard this and turned his head.
People in the world are still discussing.
"But the prince and his majesty fled to Yizhou, why is Luozhou so nervous?"
"Don't talk nonsense!"
Immediately, an older man stopped the young man and turned to look at Song You, just in time to meet Song You's gaze.
Fortunately, Song You was a Taoist, which made him feel a lot more relaxed.
Song You took this opportunity and asked, "I wonder what they mean? What happened to Changjing?"
"Haven't you heard yet, sir?"
"I haven't heard of it since then."
"Yes, the news hasn't reached here yet, but I think it will come soon." The slightly older Jianghu people did not refuse to answer his words, but they also considered the words, "We also heard that the people who originally defended the capital
The army suddenly entered Changjing, saying that the prince had tampered with His Majesty's edict and held His Majesty hostage in order to plot evil. The former eldest prince, who is now King Shun, came to the capital with a secret edict. Now King Shun has the final say in Changjing.
Already."
"It's actually like this..."
Song You was stunned for a moment, and then asked: "What did those guys mean by going to Yidu just now?"
"This...this is a rumor..."
The older Jianghu people suddenly became a little more wary.
"Then forget it."
"Hey! It's just rumors in the world. If sir, if you go forward, you will naturally know that there are already rumors flying all over the sky, and there are all kinds of outrageous things." The people in the world said, hesitated, "That is to say, the prince took His Majesty and
Some civil servants went to Yidu together."
"Yidu..."
Song You thought secretly.
This Jianghu person was very particular in his choice of words. He neither said that the Crown Prince was coercing His Majesty, nor that the Crown Prince and His Majesty were together. There was no point in escaping or moving, but he did have some exquisite intentions.
This was pretty much what he originally thought.
It turns out that among the two princes, one older and one younger, the older one was more courageous and bolder than the younger one, more like the old emperor. Although the younger prince was the legitimate son, the empress’s mother’s family had lost power for a long time.
Even the Taiwei Mansion, which was in the most dire straits, disappeared a few years ago. Instead, the eldest mother was favored. Her mother's family was originally a general sect and had many generals who controlled the imperial army around Changjing.
With a character like the eldest prince's, it was naturally easy for him to win the support of warlords and generals.
What's more, many people at that time could see that between the two princes, the emperor obviously liked and was more satisfied with the eldest prince who was more like him.
If the old emperor had established the heir apparent earlier, he would have had a lot of time and energy to pave the way for the prince and abolish the power of the eldest prince’s mother’s family. However, he kept delaying it until the end.
No one in the world dares to disobey his arrogant attitude. Anyway, even if he has the intention, I'm afraid he doesn't have the energy.
After delaying for so long, I don't know how many people have stood behind the eldest prince and have the same interests.
It has been more than 200 years since the founding of the Great Yan Dynasty. Conflicts in the world have been accumulating for a long time, and classes have not changed for a long time. I don’t know how many people are eagerly waiting for the opportunity to move up. If this turmoil does not end soon, I am afraid it will lead to another
And move your whole body.
"Since the Crown Prince and His Majesty have gone to Yizhou, even if King Shun wants to pursue them, they are going in the completely opposite direction from here. Why did I just hear some people say that there is something unusual here?"
"Then who knows? I just heard from many people in front that they saw a large group of people marching, and the line was so long that it was impossible to see the end." Jianghu people said, "Xu is the garrison of Luozhou and Yuzhou. I don't know where they received it.
An order came from one side to tell you what to do."
"Thanks for letting me know."
"It's just fate that we meet each other by chance." The people in the rivers and lakes shook hands with him and said, "Let's chat on the roadside without leaving any names."
"This is nature, this is nature..."
Song You also quickly returned the gift and said repeatedly.
The Jianghu people rested for a while and then left.
Song You was left to continue eating grilled fish, under the shade of the trees beside the road, avoiding the scorching sun.
This was obviously a very ordinary afternoon. Yuzhou under the scorching sun was no different from before. However, he heard the news thousands of miles away while walking, but the people in Yuzhou behind him had no idea that the most powerful person in history had
At the height of the dynasty, the capital city had undergone drastic changes of power, and no one mentioned the bloody violence during the period.