Chapter 78: One person leaves Beijing and one person enters Beijing.
November 17, the twenty-sixth year of Fu Rui, was a day that would be recorded in the annals of history, and later generations indeed called this day the beginning of Fu Qing's prosperous era.
Because the construction of the academy, which was discussed before the imperial examination, was finally decided on the site today, under the hint of Cheng Yijie, the minister of household affairs, Zhao Yunqing, the minister of household affairs, delayed the matter for a whole month.
In the end, the address of the academy finally fell to the south of the city. This was the result of repeated deductions twelve times by the fortune tellers in the fortune-telling pavilion in the imperial court. It is said that during the last deduction, even the fortune teller
Eunuch Jingyue also took action.
In fact, in addition to the unique academy in the world, there is another place that broke ground in the city today, and that is next to Manxiang Tower.
Someone with good intentions spread the news, saying that a new restaurant is going to be built here, a restaurant that can compete with Manxiang Restaurant!
Such a sentence with a competitive meaning immediately attracted the interest of most people in the capital. They all wanted to know what the capabilities of this restaurant, which had already launched such a loud banner before the foundation was laid, and what it could do.
Let’s compare ourselves with the long-famous Manxiang Tower.
But these things have nothing to do with Su Ruyu, who was driven out of the capital under his father's planning.
Just when the whole capital was discussing the two major events of the academy and the restaurant, he was riding an ordinary carriage out of the west of the city. Except for the prince Chu Wushuang who sent him to the city gate, it was his father.
He didn't come forward to see him off either.
Chu Wushuang originally wanted to see him off for an extra mile, not to mention thousands of miles away, but at least four or five miles away! But today, Chu Wushuang also has a very important thing to do, a
Something that would affect him for the rest of his life...
More than ten miles outside the capital, the population began to thin out. This is inseparable from the successive wars forty years ago.
There was no scenery to see along the way, just a horse-drawn carriage galloping on the official road.
"Drive! Drive!"
"Snapped!"
There was a loud crack of a whip in the air. From this sound, you should know that the man driving the carriage was not in a good mood. Otherwise, he would not have ended up getting angry with a horse.
"Sir, you have been kicked out of the capital by the master again. Don't you have any complaints in your heart? We are obviously the number one scholar, but why can others enter the Hanlin Academy and you are the only one who has been released from the capital? I think it is the master
He has done something wrong. When we come back later, sir, you must report it to me in front of my wife!"
As soon as he heard this, he knew that the driver was very angry. Looking at his face, wasn't he Su Ruyu's book boy, Su Mo?
Wearing a black robe, he is indeed more eye-catching. If he didn't pout, his temperament and image would be even more perfect.
It's been a long time since we last seen each other. The aura fluctuations on Su Mo's body have reached the third level. It seems that since he listened to Su Wang's suggestion, his master has been tormenting him a lot.
"Su Mo, can you stop sighing? Your son, I have only been back in the capital for two or three months and I was kicked out of the capital again without even saying anything. What do you have to complain about?"
Su Ruyu's voice came out from the carriage. Listening to his tone, he seemed to be a little unconvinced just like Su Mo!
"But that's Young Master, you're going out of the capital alone! Why do you have to take me with you this time?"
Su Mo was still tilting his head in annoyance, but a hand holding a book had already been stretched out from the carriage and hit him on the head. He noticed it, but he did not avoid it.
"What? Do you feel embarrassed if you go out with me, your young master? I can tell you that when this young master first traveled around the world, there was a first-level master accompanying him. You have a third-level cultivation with your little arms and legs.
, I really look down upon you!"
After stretching out his hand, he then stuck out his head. As if he felt that the initial blow was not satisfying enough, he hit Su Mo on the head again before sitting back in the carriage.
"How is that possible? I already regretted not going out to the capital with the young master last time. I regret it very much. I have to protect the young master this time."
Finished
After these words, Su Mo whispered again.
"If you didn't want to stay away from my inhuman master, why would you want to become a county magistrate with you?"
Although these words were whispered, it seemed that they were deliberately meant to be heard by Su Ruyu in the car behind him.
"Su Mo, do you want to be beaten? I never saw you being so arrogant when I was in the capital. Could it be that you let yourself go after leaving the capital?"
"Hehehe, what you said is wrong, how dare I say anything to you! I'm just dissatisfied with my master who always likes to mess around!"
"Okay! I have written down what you said. I will tell Uncle Di later. I want to see how he can fix you!"
"Fix me?"
Su Mo wiped his nose with his hand and said proudly.
"When I come back from this trip in three years, I will definitely become a first-class master. By then, the old man and I will just have grudges and revenge! Don't let any of you stop me!"
Su Ruyu didn't respond to Su Mo's words, it was just bragging. The more you ignored him, the more enthusiastic he became.
With Su Ruyu's silence, the car suddenly became quiet, which made Su Mo, who was about to show off his passion, suddenly feel angry.
Not long after, Su Mo, who couldn't stand the loneliness anymore, shouted behind him.
"Sir, what are you doing right now?"
"Read a book!"
Su Ruyu answered calmly.
"What book are you reading!"
"The only copy of "The Theory of State Administration" stolen from my father's room."
Su Ruyu couldn't hide the joy in her words. It was very obvious that the essence of this sentence did not lie in the word "original" but in the word "steal".
"Then why do you want to read this book, Master?"
"Rule the country and bring peace to the world!"
After hearing Su Ruyu's calm answer, Su Mo finally stopped asking questions and said in surprise.
"Sir, I've heard this before too!"
"so what!"
Su Mo said playfully.
"Sir, if I remember correctly, there is the word Qijia in front of this sentence, right?"
"Why."
A deep sigh came from the carriage. It was estimated that Su Ruyu was no longer in the mood to read at this time.
"As for the Qi family, it doesn't depend on the mood of my emperor's father-in-law! Whenever he nods happily, the matter will be considered settled."
Su Ruyu, who was sitting comfortably in the carriage, opened the curtain and looked at the sky, as if she could see the woman hiding deep in the palace.
Who said that scholars won’t miss lovesickness? It’s just that most scholars bury that longing deep in their hearts.
…
In the east of the capital, this place was different from the desolate scene when Su Ruyu left the capital. It was full of people. Most of the officials from the court and central government came here, and even the emperor Chu Zheng showed up here.
There is no other reason. The second prince, who has been in the army for several years, is arriving in the capital today.
Standing at the front of the crowd were father and son Chu Zheng and Chu Wushuang. The courtiers behind them looked at the backs of the father and son with some sighs.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see the purpose of the second prince's return to the capital, not to mention the always shrewd and capable emperor, but he still agreed to the second prince's return to the capital without any hesitation. It seems that he deliberately wanted to see these two things of his own.
Which of the two sons is better?
"Ruyu, your second brother Tianxiong is coming back today. Is there anything you want to say?"
Su Ruyu answered respectfully.
"Back to my father, my second brother doesn't stay in the capital all the time like my third brother. I haven't seen my son and minister for many years, and I miss him dearly in my heart."
"Only missing you, no complaints?"
Chu Wushuang didn't expect his father to be so direct. He was slightly stunned, but he quickly came to his senses.
"No."
Chu Zheng's tone softened. It seemed that he would only show such tenderness when talking about his sons, but only when talking about them, Chu Zheng would take off the cloak of emperor.
"You have to remember that no matter what, no matter what the final outcome is, he is still your brother."
Chu Wushuang was thoughtful and said to Chu Zheng
"Yes, Father."
…
Everyone was not kept waiting for too long. After a while, a large banner with the character "Chu" appeared in people's sight in the distant sky. The black-armored cavalry, numbering about two hundred, marched towards their faces in the dusty sky.
Come.
Fortunately, most of the veterans among the court officials had seen fighting on the battlefield, so they were not surprised by such a scene. However, those officials who entered the court after the world was at peace were so frightened that their legs weakened.
They have only seen the prosperity of the world and the enchanting women, how could they ever see the ferocity of soldiers on this battlefield!
The two hundred cavalry troops rushed all the way to a place only about ten meters away from Chu Zheng before stopping! After that, they uniformly took off their helmets and hugged them on their left shoulders.
There is an explicit order from Da Chu that says: Anyone who wears armor in the Da Chu army may not bow to the emperor when meeting him, may not attend when meeting a prince, and may not be rude when meeting a general. All he needs to do is put his helmet on his left shoulder to show respect!
Therefore, seeing this scene, Chu Zheng not only was not angry, but nodded with satisfaction.
In front of these two hundred cavalry with black armor and black horses, there is a white horse that is very conspicuous, and the man sitting on it is even more conspicuous. It is the young man in white robe who had an appointment with the young Li Li as a general two days ago.
"Father!"
The visitor quickly dismounted from his horse and fell beside Chu Zheng. This kneeling was not a soldier kneeling to a king, but a son bowing to me.
Looking at the face of his son whom he had not seen for many years, Chu Zheng's hands trembled slightly. No matter how familiar he was with the emperor's mental skills, he still couldn't help but burst into tears.
And Chu Tianxiong, who returned to Beijing with whatever purpose he had in mind, also had dull eyes.
One is a father! One is a son!
"I've lost weight! I've also gotten stronger!"
Chu Zheng helped up his son, whom he had not seen for many years, and could only say these five words. The rest of the words were too heavy and stuck in his throat and he could not speak.
"Second brother, I haven't seen you for so many years, but you are still as handsome as you were when you were a child, especially wearing this white robe."
Chu Wushuang watched the development of the matter and made a sound at the right time. The meaning of his words seemed to be that you are only suitable to be a general and wear this general's robe!
Chu Tianxiong turned to look at Chu Wushuang.
"Brother, your bookishness has not diminished! I wonder how many books you have read and how much knowledge you have gained over the years?"
Facing the hint in Chu Wushuang's words, Chu Tianxiong returned the favor tit for tat, as if to say, it's enough for you to just study for a lifetime.
Chu Zheng, who was standing aside, slowly calmed down his emotions. It was not that he could not understand the meaning behind the words of his two sons, but now that he had made this choice, he could not regret it and could only watch.
Let the situation develop.
"Okay, okay, if you two brothers want to reminisce, go back and do it again. All the civil and military officials are still watching! Tianxiong, in order to welcome you back to Beijing, some of these old officials didn't even have breakfast.
I can eat it!”
Chu Tianxiong glanced at the officials behind Chu Zheng, and then said to Chu Wushuang.
"Brother, if you have anything to say between us, let's go back and talk about it! Let the ministers go back and rest early."
"good."
After the two brothers finished speaking, they walked into the capital hand in hand, leaving even Chu Zheng behind.
As for the two hundred cavalry troops that Chu Tianxiong brought back, there are regulations in the capital. Without special reasons, all soldiers except the imperial guards are not allowed to enter the capital and can only be stationed outside the city. So they have to temporarily
Separated from Chu Tianxiong.
As the team welcoming Chu Tianxiong back to the capital left the east of the city, the place became calm again, but the turmoil in the capital had just begun!