When I returned to the capital, it was the Spring Festival.
It had stopped snowing in Chang'an when we arrived, but when we arrived in the capital there was light snow, which was not heavy at all. Children everywhere wearing felt hats with tiger heads were running around in the snow making snowmen, and the city was full of joy with the sound of firecrackers.
The three of them did not disturb the city defense, but chose a secluded place to land from the air. They led the horses and looked at the scenery of the capital with smiles all the way.
It has been some time since I left the capital. The capital was deserted when Lu Jianzhang and others tried to commit suicide, but now it has begun to show signs of recovery. Although it is still not as prosperous as Chang'an, it is starting to have a good atmosphere.
The battle at that time had a wide range of implications, but under Tang Wanzhuang's management, the implication did not expand. Even those in Qin Dingjiang were released, and it had no impact on ordinary people. Looking at the amount of killing, maybe
It is said that 99% of those killed are moths.
Facts have proved that the prosperity of the world is created by the people, not by some bells and whistles.
"Oops~" A little girl stepped on the snow and couldn't stand still. She fell forward with a "plop", but she landed on a slender leg without falling into the mud.
The little girl looked up in confusion, and saw a very beautiful and gentle elder sister squatting down to pick her up and saying with a smile: "Watch the road... Where are your adults?"
"Mom called me home to eat dumplings."
Huangfu smiled affectionately and walked into the alley next to him with his child in his arms: "Is this here?"
"Yes, yes~ Auntie, you are so beautiful~ and you smell so good."
"... Not long ago, others called me the little girl from the capital. They called me sister."
The little girl looked her over and didn't want to scream.
Huangfuqing gritted his teeth: "Why are you worshiping Buddha in this alley..."
"Some people worship Buddha, and some people worship the four images."
"Which one do you think is better?"
"Buddha is so good, so chubby and cute."
"Four elephants are good. I told you, Suzaku is as beautiful as my sister, and it doesn't require fire to set off firecrackers." Huangfuqing quietly pushed a bald top over her hand: "Look, that's what Buddha is like."
The little girl grabbed the top and said happily: "Thank you, sister."
"Eh? Where is Xin Sixiang as promised?"
Zhao Changhe and Yue Hongling followed behind in stunned silence, watching Huangfu Qing carry the girl into the alley in sync with their heads, and looked at each other in sync with each other. Their hands were still trying to help the child, but they didn't expect it to be Huangfu Qing.
Qing took the lead, and I didn’t expect what would happen next.
I wonder what the child's family would think if they knew that the person who sent the child back was the Queen Mother. They even used the toy Black Buddhism to trick the child into believing in the Four Symbols. When did she secretly hide the bald top...
Is this the same Reverend Suzaku who was so powerful in the world back then? Not to mention back then, just a few days ago she was in a bloodbath in Jinzhong, with countless lives on her hands. How could she tell that she was a single person?
"Um...is there something wrong with my understanding of Sister Zhuque?" Yue Hongling fell into self-doubt and turned to ask Zhao Changhe: "I heard that she is a big devil, but after getting to know her, I didn't feel this way..."
"Why, you originally thought she would tear you apart?"
Yue Hongling tilted her head: "Yes, I originally wanted to tear her apart, and I thought she would be very fierce, but it turned out that she is quite easy to get along with."
Zhao Changhe hesitated to speak, hoping that Chichi and Wanzhuang would agree with your point of view.
In addition, I think the person who is most cruel to you may be Chichi.
During the conversation, Huang Fuqing walked out of the alley with a smile on her face. Seeing her rare aunt-like expression, Zhao Changhe couldn't help but laugh: "Why, you have successfully hooked up with a little cultist again, right?"
Huangfu said with a smile: "Why bother with hooking up? The capital already basically believes in the Four Symbols. I looked at the so-called worshiping Buddha and it was just a formality. There was a fat statue there. I asked them what kind of Buddha it was, and they all said it was Tathagata. In fact, that
It’s the Medicine Master King Buddha, and none of them are familiar to me. But there are four elephant carvings in every household, and they can recite a few sentences from the teachings. It seems that they have done a pretty good job, and the Tang family’s stinky hooves have not caused any harm.”
She was in a good mood and scratched Zhao Changhe's chin, and said teasingly: "I'm going to have a bad influence on the street with you, so I'll go back and rest first, so as not to disturb you and your heroine's private visit to the public." Xiaohe
Son~ You can make up your own mind tonight.”
After saying this, he turned into a spark and threw himself into the palace and disappeared.
Zhao Changhe was about to say that he had no intention of privately asking about people's sentiments. Huangfu Qing had already disappeared, and the situation remained the same and not much changed.
Yue Hongling smiled and said, "Then take me to your house?"
Zhao Changhe: "..."
"What's the matter?"
"When you said that, I remembered that I don't even have a mansion."
Yue Hongling's first reaction was that this was too selfless for the country. He had been fighting for the Han Dynasty for so long, but he didn't even have a house... Then he realized that he was so selfless. He must live in the palace in Beijing. How ridiculous it might be!
He may not even have his own palace, and he can sleep where he wants.
Yue Hongling kicked him bitterly and walked away angrily.
Zhao Changhe hugged his calf and jumped up and followed him, smiling apologetically beside him.
Yue Hongling glanced at him sideways: "Then where are we going now? Back to the palace, Xiaohezi?"
Zhao Changhe originally wanted to say that he could live in the Tang family, but seeing Yue Hongling's stinky face, he had to smile and said, "I'm not going anywhere, just shopping. Uh, how about we buy a house?"
Yue Hongling laughed: "Can you afford it?"
Zhao Changhe's face stiffened, he really couldn't afford it. No matter where he went, even in the palace and the Spiritual Clan, he was allowed to take whatever he wanted, but he really didn't take much money. He always just took a few ingots of silver and stuffed the ring.
Just enough for the road. After all, everyone is short of money, and Zhao Changhe has almost no material desires.
Now when I think back to the richest time in my life, it was the time when I just left the Cui family and my father-in-law was willing to pay for it.
Yue Hongling guessed it by looking at his expression. It was a bit funny. Who would have thought that King Zhao, the great Han Dynasty who dominates the world, is now tenth on the Heavenly Ranking. His wealth may only be a few grains of silver, and he will always have a knife, a sword and a bow.
After one drink, I don't know whether I should consider him rich or pauper.
Although he actually wanted it at any time, it seemed to be nothing, but he never thought about it. It really proves that this man's heart has never considered his own selfish desires... If he did, then he was the only one who wanted to do it.
Shortcomings: In addition, Yue Hongling really doubts whether this guy is a saint.
Thinking about it this way, it seems that being carefree is not a bad thing, at least it proves that he is still a human being. Yue Hongling sighed, her sullen face softened, she lowered her head and held his hand while walking in the snow, whispering: "What's the use?
Where are you going...come with me to see your empire."
Zhao Changhe stopped talking and held her hand and walked slowly on the streets of the capital. Firecrackers were going on everywhere, and the smell of gunpowder smoke in the air made people feel good. Every house had red stickers, which looked very festive.
This is the third Spring Festival that Zhao Changhe has crossed.
The first Spring Festival was spent in the village with Yue Hongling. The second Spring Festival was already on the road and I missed it unknowingly. Originally, the third Spring Festival would be like this, but now I can fly...
Traveling to Beihai in the morning and Cangwu in the evening, I no longer have the pain of traveling alone. So on the third Spring Festival, I still held Yue Hongling’s hand and walked in my own city.
The smiles of everyone on the road made Zhao Changhe feel very peaceful. Isn't this the reason for the bloody battles in the south and the north until now?
He suddenly understood Huangfu Qing's behavior just now. It was not that Huangfu Qing's temperament had become gentle, but that the stances and moods of Suzaku as a rebel and Huangfu Qing as "a girl who spent her youth in the capital" were of course different.
It was the joy of watching her efforts bear fruit, and she found the meaning of her fight.
"Eh...is that Yue Hongling?" Finally, a passerby saw the two walking in the snow, and the first person he recognized was not his own King Zhao, but Yue Hongling.
Someone approached cautiously, and Zhao Changhe's world was disturbed. He said angrily: "We have mistakenly admitted the wrong person! This is a copycat of Yue Hongling!"
"Zhao..." This time someone recognized him. He paused as he approached, but still gathered around him: "Can King Zhao fly now? How come he was in Chang'an yesterday and is back today?"
One of the Four Symbols cultists raised their chests and said: "This is our Night Emperor God! With the power of gods and demons, flying can only be done easily!"
Zhao Changhe said "uh" and subconsciously wanted to find where the blind man was, so he heard someone else say: "King Zhao really became the Night Emperor? We always felt that it didn't look like him before."
More Four Symbol believers said on the side: "If King Zhao doesn't go to Ye Emperor, who will? At that time, the stars and rivers shone, the four images interacted, and the sun and moon shined together. Even the venerable could not have achieved it!"
Zhao Changhe: "..."
No, to be the Night Emperor is to be the Night Emperor. Can you please stop using the word "upper"... Can't you feel the gaze of the devil already covering you?
It was said that he recognized Yue Hongling first, but once he recognized Zhao Changhe, he immediately became his home court. Yue Hongling turned her head and looked at it, which was quite interesting. What was interesting was that no one was afraid of Zhao Changhe.
Neither afraid of his illustrious reputation as a "bloodthirsty Shura" nor his powerful position as "King Zhao", even the Four Symbols believers dared to directly comment on their own "gods".
How did this situation come about... In Yue Hongling's many years of experience in the world, this is the first time she has seen this situation.
Likewise, everyone was so natural that Zhao Changhe was disturbed and the two worlds were unable to break out. They could only say: "Now the ancient and the modern are connected, and there is no separation. The so-called power of gods and demons is actually just a new realm after the secret. Every one
Anyone can practice it. I...I will devise some methods. When the time comes, those who meet the conditions will be able to obtain the training methods that lead to the realm of control, such as war skills and the like...Whether you can fly by then depends on your own efforts.
"
People were stunned for a moment, and then burst into loud cheers: "Long live King Zhao!"
Some people have even run away, seemingly running back to tell their families the news.
Sure enough, the previous judgment was correct. Giving people this kind of advancement ladder is no worse than providing education, and it is even more important to some extent.
It's really done. Not to mention people in the Han Dynasty, even people from other places may run here. This is the real hero of the world who has fallen into the trap... I will discuss the details with Chi Chi Wanzhuang and the others later.
Do it.
"Okay, okay." Zhao Changhe waved his hand to stop the boiling crowd, and took Yue Hongling's hand with a smile: "I say, everyone, let's go shopping, okay? You haven't heard that I am a bloodthirsty Shura who kills people.
of?"
Everyone laughed and moved out of the way: "Is the Lady-in-law really the Princess Zhao now?"
Yue Hongling glanced at Zhao Changhe with a half-smile, her eyes moving but she didn't refute.
"That..." Several people in the crowd said "that", but several of them closed their mouths at the same time.
They all wanted to ask, "What should I do about His Majesty?" "What should I do about Mr. Tang?" but no one dared to ask. They were even afraid of asking different questions and embarrassing each other.
The scene was inexplicably silent because of this kind of thing. Zhao Changhe knew the reason, but he was so embarrassed that he lowered his head and pulled Yue Hongling away quickly.
However, Yue Hongling always smiled without any dissatisfaction. It was not until she was far away from the crowd that she sighed softly: "The spiritual outlook of the capital is better than many places I have seen before. The people are confident and not afraid of the powerful."
Zhao Changhe nodded: "Chichi is trying hard to do what his father didn't do, and Wanzhuang has always been like this. The emperor and his ministers have the same goal, and they will naturally see the results."
Yue Hongling glanced at him.
Zhao Changhe was stunned: "What?"
Yue Hongling smiled and said: "Don't you think it has anything to do with you?"
Zhao Changhe scratched his head: "I only fight, but I have never done any of these things..."
The grass is full of spring water, and the sun is getting late outside the window. Is it okay to hold them and take turns to refill the cup?
Yue Hongling said in a low voice: "Because you don't bully others with your power, and follow the example. The same is true for court officials, which leads to such a style."
"Well... I think it may be that the powerful have killed too many people, and now people with a little power are holding back their tails, which led to this result."
"Maybe." Yue Hongling didn't argue and pointed in the distance: "Why are there still government officials coming in and out over there? Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year and the government offices are not closed?"
Zhao Changhe looked up and said helplessly: "I don't know if she will give people overtime pay. She works hard and brings others with her..."
Yue Hongling smiled slightly: "That's okay, actually I've already finished the shopping in the streets I wanted to go shopping."
When the two entered the inner hall of the Demon Suppression Department, Tang Wanzhuang had actually finished her morning work and was reading in the hall.
Holding the qin in her arms, she was hurrying in from outside the hall. It seemed that Tang Wanzhuang wanted to play the qin and let her go get it. She bumped into Zhao and Yue at the door. Holding the qin, she stopped and looked up and down at Yue Hongling.
After sweeping around for a long time, he said: "You are here for the New Year, so you are dressed very festively."
Yue Hongling: "..."
How did this maid survive until now without being strangled to death by Suzaku?
"Don't be rude when you hold Qin." Tang Wanzhuang's lazy voice came from inside the room: "Bring Qin to me."
Holding Qin, he shook his little head and hummed to get in. However, he hooked his foot onto the threshold and said "Oops!" He almost fell to pieces, and even Qin flew away.
Zhao Changhe grabbed her collar and lifted it up. Tang Wanzhuang put the piano on the table with a gentle move of his bare hands. He was still holding the book in his other hand without raising his head.
Zhao Changhe walked in with Bao Qin in hand, and Tang Wanzhuang raised his head and glanced up, with a smile like a flower: "You're already here, what gifts do you bring? Leave it there."
Baoqin: ""
Zhao Changhe put the piano and pestle on a chair beside him, turned around and said with a smile: "I thought you were busy...it looks like you are reading some leisure books instead of official documents. What books are you reading?"
""The Romance of the West Chamber", Baoqin specially found it for me to read."
Zhao Changhe: "..."
Tang Wanzhuang finally put down her book and said with a smile: "I wasn't busy with any work this morning. You can see people coming in and out. In fact, I was going to various military camps to send some gifts and condolences on behalf of the imperial court, and to wish the soldiers a happy new year. I just returned on business. This
Of course I have to do this today, and I can't let others do it and hide at home to sleep... In fact, it's earlier in the morning, and there is a ceremony at the court, and I have to participate. In a place unknown to others, the "Court Eagle Dog"
'We often work very hard, it's not my fault."
As he spoke, he glanced at Yue Hongling intentionally or unintentionally, and he didn't know if he meant to say something to the knight-errant who often opposed the "Eagle Dog".
Zhao Changhe suddenly remembered what Tang Buqi had said to him a long time ago: What is a knight? In the eyes of the court, he is actually a thief.
I thought that Hong Ling and evening makeup would be the most compatible, but it seems that is not necessarily the case. It is really strange that the two representatives of Jianghu, good and evil, have a good eye for each other, so why don't they be at odds with each other in evening makeup?
As a result, Tang Wanzhuang broke the suspicion with her next sentence: "Someone held a girl's hand on the street and was openly called Princess Zhao. Aren't you very happy?"
I'm so jealous here! Zhao Changhe couldn't laugh or cry: "You can also announce it."
"Humph." Tang Wanzhuang finally stood up from his chair and bowed his hands to Yue Hongling in a very formal manner: "Tang Wanzhuang, the Demon Suppressor, has met Yue Nvxia."
Yue Hongling also returned a standard courtesy, but she used only a few words to get rid of Tang Wanzhuang's slight hostility: "Thank you for your hard work, sister."
In the late Tang Dynasty, spring bloomed instantly: "Hold the piano and serve tea to the distinguished guests."
He squatted on the chair and watched for a long time, then reluctantly jumped down to boil water and pour tea, muttering something inaudible. If you catch the words carefully, you can faintly hear: "You are still impartial and selfless, two words
Just buy it off... If the world had known you were like this, Daxia would have collapsed ten years ago."
Tang Wanzhuang pretended not to hear, and said to Yue Hongling with a smile: "Hongling, please stay at my house tonight. You and I have been close friends for a long time, and I want to talk to you overnight."
Yue Hongling said: "As I wish... uh, wait a minute."
The two women looked at each other and said in unison: "Go to the palace tonight and don't bother us."
I didn't want to copy you tonight. Zhao Changhe really couldn't laugh or cry: "Wan Zhuang, aren't we discussing military affairs when we come back? What are we doing?"
Tang Wanzhuang looked at him in surprise: "Are you more loyal to the country than me and are you dedicated to official duties?"
"I just feel like the situation is tense."
"Did you know that Huangfu suppressed Jinzhong, and now the grain transportation to the capital is still halfway there. Not only did Qi transfer some of the grain purchased overseas to the north, it is still on the canal. It is snowy and icy, and it is extremely difficult to transport grain and grass.
, you seem to have done a lot of things flying around. For ordinary people, they spend a lot of time wandering around... The pace of ordinary people is not as fast as you think." Tang Wanzhuang shook her head and smiled: "
Even if you want to be nervous, your affairs must keep up with your pace."
Zhao Changhe muttered: "So slow..."
"Yeah, when it comes to transporting food, do you think it's your storage ring and you can just carry it around all alone?"
Zhao Changhe said casually: "Then if there is a group of people who can use storage rings, and each person brings a bunch of rings filled with money and food for transportation, will it be faster?"
Tang Wanzhuang was stunned for a moment and suddenly stood up, almost knocking over the teacup on the table.
There is no need to have a group of people who can use the storage rings, as long as there are so many storage rings... As long as a small number of people bring a few large bags of storage rings there, and when they arrive at the location, as long as there is one person who can be responsible for opening it full-time...