Seeing the sentimental look on Yin Lihua's face, Liu Xiu lowered the curtains and said: "Now there are more and more people in Xinye City, and the previously damaged houses have also been renewed."
Yin Lihua murmured: "But those who died will never live again."
Liu Xiu patted Yin Lihua's hand gently to express comfort.
The car drove for more than half an hour and came to a quiet valley. Entering the valley, it felt like being in a paradise. The space here is large and spacious. Looking around, the mountains are undulating and green, and the scenery is picturesque and beautiful.
It is magnificent. What is commendable is that at the end of the valley, there is a large waterfall. A lake is formed under the waterfall. The lake water turns into a stream, gurgling out of the valley. On one side of the lake, there is a thatched house.
When Liu Xiu and Yin Lihua stepped out of the carriage, Chang Zhi stepped forward quickly, first bowed his hands and saluted, then pointed to the thatched house next to the lake and said, "Your Majesty, Mr. Yan lives here!"
Liu Xiu was shocked and walked over. There was a wooden fence outside the thatched house. Through the wooden fence, you could see the vegetables grown inside. Liu Xiu stood at the door of the yard and shouted inside: "Ziling
!Ziling!”
He shouted a few times, and then the door of the thatched house opened, and a handsome man wearing a gray robe walked out. This handsome man was none other than Yan Guang Yan Ziling.
As the courtyard door opened, Yan Guang walked out of the courtyard. When he saw Liu Xiu standing outside the door, looking at him with surprise, he smiled calmly, cupped his hands and said, "The common people pay homage to your majesty!"
Liu Xiu quickly supported Yan Guang, who was bowing and saluting, and said, "Ziling, do you and I still need to be so open to each other?"
Yan Guang said seriously: "The etiquette between king and minister cannot be abolished."
Liu Xiu smiled bitterly and asked, "Zi Ling is still angry with me?"
Yan Guang asked in confusion: "Why are ordinary people angry with Your Majesty?"
Liu Xiu was silent for a moment and said, "I promised Zi Ling, but I couldn't do it."
Yan Guang smiled, turned to the side, and said, "Your Majesty, this humble house is simple, but it is a good place to drink tea."
Liu Xiu smiled and said: "Where there is Ziling, how can it be said to be simple?"
The thatched house built by Yan Guang was very small and could not accommodate Liu Xiu and his party of more than 20 people. Liu Xiu only walked into it with Yin Lihua, and everyone else stayed outside.
Although the thatched house is simple and simple, it is clean and tidy inside, and the floors and wooden boards on the walls have been wiped spotless.
There is a side hall in the thatched house. The wall here is a large sliding door. If you open all the sliding doors, one side of the side hall is almost completely connected to the outside world. When you sit inside and look up, you can see the scenery not far away.
Waterfalls and clear lake water.
Entering the side hall, Yin Lihua couldn't help but exclaimed: "It's so beautiful!"
Yan Guang smiled lightly and said: "The humble house of a commoner makes the nobles laugh."
Yin Lihua turned around and said, "Zi Ling just call me Lihua." Yin Lihua respected Yan Guang very much. In her mind, Yan Guang was both a wise man and more like an elder.
Yan Guang smiled at Yin Lihua, took out two soft cushions from the cabinet on the side, placed them on the couch, and then said: "Your Majesty, noble sir, please sit down."
Liu Xiu did not kneel down, but sat cross-legged. At that time, kneeling meant sitting upright, sitting cross-legged, which was a casual sitting method. In front of Yan Guang, Liu Xiu was very casual, without the airs and dignity of an emperor at all.
Yan Guang made tea, poured three bowls, then sat down and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, noble man, please try the coarse tea here."
Liu Xiu smiled and said: "The tea selected by Ziling is always of the highest quality, so how can it be a coarse tea." As he spoke, he picked up the tea bowl and took a sip. The fragrance on his lips and teeth was unforgettable.
The taste is a bit sweet.
He asked curiously: "Did Ziling add sugar to the tea?"
Yan Guang said softly: "Your Majesty and Lord Yin both like sweets, so I added a little sugar to the tea."
When Yin Lihua heard this, her eyes suddenly lit up. She picked up the tea bowl and took a sip. The tea was really sweet and delicious. She looked up at Yan Guang and had to admire him. He was really a gentle, careful and considerate man.
If Deng Zijun could really marry Yan Guang, it would be a blessing gained in her previous life. Unfortunately, fate plays tricks on people, and in the end, such a beautiful couple became separated by yin and yang.
The farthest distance in the world is when I am by your side, but you don’t know that I love you. Such words are too hypocritical. The farthest distance in the world is the separation between yin and yang, life and death.
Once a person dies, he or she will never be seen again. Even wanting to take a look at him is a wishful thinking.
Looking at Yan Guang drinking tea slowly, Yin Lihua felt sad. She felt sorry for Deng Zijun, and even more pitied the man in front of her.
Liu Xiu put down the tea bowl, cleared his throat and said, "Ziling, come back!"
"Huh?" Yan Guang looked at Liu Xiu in confusion.
Liu Xiu said: "Come back and help me!"
Yan Guang realized that he was talking about his resignation. He shook his head with a smile and said: "Your Majesty knows that the ambition of the common people has never been in the officialdom or official career. The common people just want to be free and idle."
"Ziling still resents me."
"The common people do not resent Your Majesty."
"If you don't resent me, why don't you come back to help me? You promised me that you would be the governor of Nanyang."
Yan Guang sighed softly at first, and then couldn't help laughing. He looked at Liu Xiu and said softly: "Your Majesty, you always liked to play tricks in the past, and you still do now, but we are not studying in Chang'an now.
, it’s time for us to all grow up.”
Liu Xiu lowered his head. Since Yan Guang was the oldest, when he was studying in Chang'an, he used to cheat on Yan Guang, and Yan Guang would always compromise. Now he wanted to use this trick, but Yan Guang suddenly exposed him.
Already.
He murmured: "Zi Ling still blames me."
Yan Guang stood up and asked with a smile: "How about your majesty going out with the common people for a walk?"
Liu Xiu immediately stood up and said to Yin Lihua: "Lihua, wait here for us to come back." Seeing Yin Lihua nodded, he and Yan Guang put on their shoes and went out together.
Seeing that Fu An, Long Yuan and others were still guarding outside, Liu Xiu waved to them and said, "Everyone can have a rest. Zi Ling and I are strolling around."
Everyone responded in unison. The valley was flat and there was no need to worry about danger. People dismounted their horses one after another and led their horses to graze nearby.
Liu Xiu and Yan Guang walked side by side. Before going out, Yan Guang specially took two fishing rods and a bamboo basket. As he walked, he said: "The fish in the lake are very delicious. Your Majesty can try it tonight."
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"I thought Ziling had become a vegetarian!"
"Haha!" Yan Guang looked up and smiled and said, "Maybe my Taoism is not deep enough!"
When walking through a piece of grass, Yan Guang turned around and walked to the side. Liu Xiu followed him curiously, and when he raised his eyes, he saw a small dirt dump in front of him.
When he got closer, Liu Xiu took a closer look and saw that it was a tomb. The tombstone was engraved with the words "Tomb of the deceased wife Deng's Zijun" and the inscription was "Fu Yanzi's Mausoleum".
After looking at the tombstone, Liu Xiu took a breath, looked at Yan Guang in disbelief, and asked: "Ziling, you...you and Deng Zijun have..."
"Zi Jun and I are already married!"
"I...I don't know..." Liu Xiu murmured. He had no idea that Yan Guang and Deng Zijun were already married, and thought they were just engaged.
Since the two of them are married, Deng Zijun is Yan Guang's wife. It can be imagined how big a blow Deng Zijun's death had to Yan Guang.
Before coming, Liu Xiu thought about many plans in his mind. Even if it was a shameless drag, he would force Yan Guang back to Luoyang, but now, he couldn't say a word.
Strictly speaking, Deng Zijun's death and the destruction of the Deng family were directly related to him. How could he have the nerve to ask Yan Guang to continue to help him?
Looking at the tombstone in front of him, Liu Xiu slowly knelt down and said, "I'm sorry, Ziling!"
Yan Guang took out a piece of numbness, gently wiped the dust on the tombstone, and said: "There are clouds in Taoism, and the past in the world is just like a passing cloud. Your Majesty, do you know what is the most difficult thing to do in this world?"
Liu Xiu slowly shook his head.
Yan Guang said: "It's about letting go. We just have too many things that we can't let go of, so we have desires, pain, jealousy, and unwillingness. To practice Taoism is actually to let go. You should be able to let go of all the worldly things.
Letting go of the past is the day when you will achieve enlightenment."
Having said this, he smiled and said, "I'm still very shallow, so I can't let it go now!"
His words were tantamount to an indirect rejection of Liu Xiu. He could not resent Liu Xiu for Deng Zijun's death, but he could not pretend that nothing had happened and continue to help Liu Xiu, because he could not let go.
No less than the woman he loved deeply.
Liu Xiu took a deep breath, stood up, and said, "Ziling, I understand."
Yan Guang wiped the tombstone spotless, then put away the linen cloth, smiled at Liu Xiu, and said, "Your Majesty, let's go fishing!"
Liu Xiu took the bamboo pole handed over by Yan Guang and asked, "Who can catch more fish?"
Yan Guang smiled and said: "Okay."
"What if I win?"
"I can ask Your Majesty to rely on me again."
Liu Xiu looked at Yan Guang intently, smiled on his back, then pulled his sleeves and walked quickly towards the lake.
He and Yan Guang found a good spot on the lake shore and sat cross-legged. Liu Xiu hung the bait on the fishhook and then eagerly threw the fishhook into the lake water.
Yan Guang took his time, hung up the bait, swung the rod and threw the hook.
I don't know if it was because the fish in the lake were bullying the fish, but Liu Xiu sat there for half an hour, but he didn't catch a fish. On the other hand, Yan Guang looked at the side and picked up the bamboo pole from time to time, and a fish flew to the shore.
Half an hour passed, and Liu Xiu didn't catch a single fish. On the contrary, Yan Guang had already caught five, and they were all big and plump carps.
Looking at Yan Guang's results and then looking at the nothing on his own side, Liu Xiu couldn't help but sigh and said, "It seems that I can't win against Ziling."
"Zi Ling never knew that His Majesty would give in defeat so easily."
Liu Xiu raised his eyebrows and concentrated on fishing again.
Yan Guang changed the topic and suddenly said: "There seems to be some gap between Your Majesty and Lord Yin."
"Zi Ling can't see it either?!" Liu Xiu smiled bitterly and said, "Lihua has always been worried about Deng Feng's affairs. Since Deng Feng's death, Lihua has refused to talk to me anymore. If she hadn't returned to Nanyang Xinye this time,
, I guess Lihua will not leave the palace with me."
Liu Xiu was unwilling to kill Deng Feng. This was the reason. The death of Deng Feng caused a gap between his most beloved woman and him, and caused his best friend to leave him. Sometimes, Liu Xiu would endure it.
I couldn't help but wonder if I had killed the wrong Deng Feng.
Before Yan Guang could say anything, Yin Lihua walked over from a distance.