The rising sun turned the sea level into golden yellow, and the sea breeze carried a slightly humid and salty atmosphere. Lu Ze held on to the railing and looked at the majestic waters of the East China Sea. The brilliance in his eyes reflected the beautiful mountains and rivers of the Qing Dynasty.
The group of them finally set foot on the road back to Beijing.
However, instead of taking the carriage by land as he had come, he chose to take the sea route when he returned to Beijing. Wan'er thought Lu Ze was doing it because of Dabao's joke, "It would be great if I could go fishing on the sea. The fish would be big." , but later I discovered that Lu Ze had been prepared for it.
Wan'er couldn't help but become a little excited.
She was originally worried about returning to Beijing, and she didn't want to give up her carefree days in Wuzhou, but in the blink of an eye she wanted to go see the sea.
"Why do you, husband, take a long way around and take a boat across the sea to return to Kyoto?"
"Of course it's to be able to... relax."
Qingguo's commercial development benefited from the woman named Ye Qingmei, and its maritime transportation was also extremely developed.
And Emperor Qing, an ambitious emperor who wanted to rule the mainland, never lost his intention to conquer distant and unknown lands, because it is said that on the other side of the sea, there is a strange country that is very different from Qing Kingdom, and there seems to be the same mystery of the temple there. The figure exists.
"It was my first time to see the legendary coast of the East China Sea."
"The scenery in the early morning is indeed as described in ancient poems. The sky is soaked in water and the sky is as green as water, and the vast cold palace is empty of the human world."
Wan'er's beautiful eyes were extremely bright, and she came to the boat deck at some point.
This huge ship was specially built by the Ministry of Industry. It has all kinds of facilities on board, so even though Wan'er and Dabao have never been on a ship before, they didn't feel any discomfort when boarding the ship for the first time. Even Dabao said after getting on board that it was the best thing to do. Like flat ground.
"It's windy outside, what are you doing out here?"
Lu Ze glanced at his wife beside him and put his coat directly on Wan'er, wrapping her tightly before feeling relieved.
It's not early spring yet, but the cool sea breeze in the morning is still very biting. Lu Ze's current physique is already inhuman to a certain extent. He doesn't feel the slightest discomfort even if he wears a thin coat. Wan'er, an intimate person, is the one who knows Lu Ze best. Ze physique.
There was a hint of cunning in her eyes, and she said to Lu Ze with a smile: "My husband is so considerate, no wonder the queen is in a hurry to choose a concubine. She may think that our house is not lively enough and wants to be more popular. "
Hearing these words, Lu Ze smiled bitterly and felt that his head began to hurt at this moment.
Before setting off from Wuzhou, Lu Ze knew what happened in the palace. He even knew about the conversation between Emperor Qing and Chen Pingping in front of the Taiqing Palace. It was just that the queen was tinkering with choosing a concubine for him, which made Lu Ze Ze was a little bit dumbfounded.
Wan'er grew up in the palace.
She clearly knew the reason for the change in the Queen's attitude towards her.
The relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law has always been the most difficult problem to solve in the world, let alone in the royal family, and the queen is still famously stupid. She only thinks that Wan'er is Li Yunrui's daughter first, and then her daughter-in-law.
Lu Ze and Wan'er did not discuss matters in the palace in depth.
But they all had a tacit understanding and there was a considerable distance between them and the two women in the palace.
My father-in-law, Lin Ruofu, didn't pay much attention to this kind of thing. He could clearly feel that Lu Ze had a very deep affection for Wan'er. As long as this was enough, Lu Ze's identity could not be limited to Wan'er no matter what. The other one is in the backyard.
As someone who has been through this, Mr. Lin is very open-minded.
...
The sail breaks the waves.
The rising sun on the eastern sea level revealed its entire face in just a blink of an eye. The hot and fiery red sun made the sky appear extremely blue. Only a few clouds of different shapes dotted the clear sky. Lu Ze Wen Yu was in his arms, looking at The open world also made me feel better.
In the eyes of many people, people in the royal family value results far more than goals.
But Lu Ze is exactly the kind of person who prefers to enjoy the process.
He only occasionally acts as the weaver of conspiracies. Lu Ze greedily enjoys every day in this world because he feels uncomfortable living according to his own ideas, especially when he still has enough ability to guarantee When you live this kind of comfortable life, you have to enjoy every day. The glory, wealth and power are all included in it.
On the boat, Lu Ze kept stroking Wan'er's delicate jade hands in his arms, silently saying in his heart, "Beauty is indispensable."
Lu Ze just didn't expect that the Queen Mother in Hanguang Palace would actually want Fan Ruoruo to marry to the East Palace. Lu Ze even suspected that the Queen Mother Lafayette did it on purpose. Although Lu Ze and Wan'er didn't care about the palace , but Uncle Sinan of the Fan family has not forgotten Ye Qingmei's death.
Lu Ze thought briefly and then stopped thinking about it for a moment.
After a simple breakfast, Lu Ze was lying on the unique long soft chair on the top floor of the building, bathing in the sun that was not dazzling. The warm sunshine was like a lover, warming and caring for him. .
The sea breeze kept blowing on his cheeks, and Wan'er beside him placed the peeled purple-skinned grapes next to Lu Ze's mouth. This kind of seedless grape, unique to South China, is rarely produced and is quite popular among the nobles in Beijing.
Facts have proved that the days when you have clothes to put on and food to open your mouth...are indeed very enjoyable!
At this time, Wan'er looked at Lu Ze who was sitting on the bench with the corners of his mouth raised slightly. With his green hands, he put another piece of crystal clear grape pulp into his mouth, but did not peel off another one.
After hesitating for a moment, she slowly spoke: "Over there in the palace...it actually makes sense to think of setting up a concubine for your husband."
The dignitaries in Kyoto all have wives and concubines.
Even the father-in-law, Lin Ruofu, has several young concubines in his room.
After all, Wan'er grew up in the palace and understands many things in her heart.
Lu Ze slowly opened his eyes, smiled at Wan'er, and waved his hand: "This... let's talk about it later."
...
The huge high-rise ship set sail. After driving north for a long time, Lu Ze, who was resting in the penthouse luxury suite, received a reminder from his men.
"Your Majesty."
"We have reached the boundary of Dadong Mountain."
After coming out, Lu Ze raised his head and felt his eyes suddenly light up.
A behemoth standing in the center of the sky and earth suddenly appeared on the originally endless sea. Even Lu Ze was amazed at the two-kilometer-high mountain in front of him. The extremely smooth stone walls reflected the setting sun, and not a single seabird could be seen next to the stone wall. Hovering and looking up, it's like a huge stone mirror with no end in sight.
Everyone who sees this marvelous masterpiece cannot help but admire it.
In later generations, it would be like a tall building with more than 600 floors suddenly appearing in front of us. The magic of Dadongshan is that it is more natural and eye-catching. The invasion of sea breeze and the vicissitudes of life for countless years have not caused the slightest change in Dadongshan. The change.
Wan'er covered her mouth and exclaimed: "On the bank of the East China Sea, the world-famous Dadong Mountain truly deserves its reputation."
The wonderful structure and the scenery on the other side of the mountain make Dadong Mountain famous. The jade produced here is the best of the best in terms of texture and category. The Queen Mother of Hanguang Palace often likes to rub it in her hands. A piece of tribute jade is a perfect product produced from Dadong Mountain. There seem to be many secrets in this strange world.
However, after Daqing imposed controls on Dongshan, the jade here was prohibited from being mined again.
"It is said that the Qing Temple on Dadong Mountain has mysteries. Many people who go to the mountain to pray for blessings will eventually receive miraculous effects. The blessings given by the temple seem to be deeper than those at the Hanging Temple in Kyoto."
Although Wan'er has never left Kyoto, her knowledge is not shallow.
In the past ten years, she had been lingering on the sickbed and had read many palace books, and knew some of the mysteries of Dadong Mountain.
Lu Ze squinted his eyes.
Even though there was a huge distance between them, he could still clearly see the black temple sitting on the top of Dongshan Mountain. It was very similar to the Qing Temple in Kyoto, but it was smaller in scale.
The Xuankong Temple is much larger than the Qing Temple, and the fireworks atmosphere of this Qing Temple is also stronger than that of Kyoto.
Wan'er noticed that Lu Ze's expression became a little dazed, and she said softly: "What's wrong?"
Lu Ze finally regained his composure and did not mention to Wan'er the shocking event that would happen in Dadong Mountain in the near future.
He smiled: "I was just thinking about how the jade in Dadong Mountain was formed."
Wan'er became interested at this time, knowing that Lu Ze's thinking was sometimes extremely weird, and asked curiously: "What do you think, husband?"
Lu Ze pointed at the mountain in front of him, which seemed to be a natural masterpiece, and slowly said: "Wan'er, do you think this mountain looks like a mountain? Usually high mountains and ridges are formed by piling up from all sides, while Dadong Mountain is Only... half."
Only then did Lin Wan'er react. She once again took a closer look at the majestic Dadong Mountain in front of her, and nodded consciously.
"It really is..."
"But where did the other half of the mountain go?"
It’s not like no one has ever raised such a question.
It's just that although the military force in this world is developed, the development of physics is still at the relatively primitive stage of the feudal dynasty. It is difficult to explain many strange phenomena. Lu Ze pointed to the direction of the sea: "It may have turned into many small islands, it may have fallen. Into the bottomless sea, maybe..."
[In view of the general environment,
Lu Ze's eyes flashed with an inexplicable look.
The war broke out in Dadong Mountain. The mountains like earth dragons were finally cut open by the collision of some taboo weapons, like a sword from the gods. In fact, they melted into a green jade wall under the high temperature. Lu Ze I thought that the environment around Dongshan might not have been at the seaside originally, and the original height was not what it is now, but the vicissitudes of time have finally made it what it is now.
This world has never been so-called ancient.
But the world after the Taboo War.
"Dadong Mountain..."
"I wonder how much shorter you will be after this time?"
Lu Ze and his party were enjoying their unfinished vacation time leisurely.
Lu Ze's return to Beijing was much later than planned, but he was not worried at all about the controversy it would cause, because Kyoto at this time. If nothing else, we have entered a truly troubled time.
"It's cold weather, what a spring!"
.......
At this time, Kyoto was far more chaotic than Lu Ze imagined.
At this time, almost everyone in the court could clearly feel the anger gushing out from His Majesty the Emperor in the imperial study. No one expected that Lord Tisi Xiaofan of the Supervisory Yuan would encounter such a large-scale assassination in the suburbs of Beijing. .
The spring was getting thicker, and Fan Xian took his friends in this world to have a picnic at the Fan family's house on the outskirts of Beijing.
Recently, everyone in Kyoto knew that the old Prince Jing intended to betroth his youngest daughter, Princess Jiarou, to Fan Xian. The Queen Mother in the palace was also very optimistic about this marriage, and there were a lot of rumors.
Facts have proved that it was not just Lu Ze who suffered from an unfree marriage.
After Lu Ze left Kyoto, Fan Xian inevitably became the protagonist of people's talk. The emperor's illegitimate son, Mr. Fan, had become a favorite in the eyes of many people. Although the illegitimate son had a bad reputation, , but he is a royal illegitimate child after all!
There were many high-ranking families who came to the Fan family to propose marriage, so the old prince asked his younger son to go out with Fan Xian for picnics more often to cultivate their relationship first.
But no one expected that at this juncture, someone in Kyoto would dare to kill Fan Xian on such a large scale.
Even the powerful bows and crossbows in the army were used.
Who dares to risk His Majesty's wrath by assassinating a dragon?
Emperor Qing was so furious, not without reason.
Fan Xian was assassinated and he, as a father, was not very angry. After all, Fan Xian was still alive and well. So then
Criminal cases will automatically turn into political games. What makes him really angry is that the military is involved in this matter.
In the Qing Dynasty, Kyoto banned crossbows but not bows.
Although Fan Xian was assassinated in the suburbs of Beijing this time, things like crossbows have not appeared in Kyoto for many years. The appearance of crossbows in many people's memories was the bloody night in Kyoto sixteen years ago.
The muddy waters in Kyoto have really come to light because of this assassination in the suburbs of Kyoto.
The consequences of this assassination are even more serious than that of Emperor Qing. It's not that Fan Xian is such an important figure now, but that the situation in Kyoto has reached a critical point. Any small fluctuation may cause a huge storm. , not to mention that this time the matter is not considered trivial at all.
...
In the dark courtyard of the Overwatch Council, Chen Pingping was dozing off in her wheelchair.
"Master Xiao Fan is extremely angry this time."
"Although our people got there in time, many of the guards around him got in, and Miss Fan's family and Princess Jing's family were both frightened. The angry old Prince Jing is now in the imperial study room. Your Majesty will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly."
Chen Pingping listened to Yan Ruohai's report and nodded: "I understand."
Yan Ruohai paused, then sighed: "Dean, the role our courtyard played in this matter is not glorious. If Mr. Xiao Fan finds out one day, then..."
Chen Pingping lowered her eyebrows and said, "It doesn't matter."
After a long time, he suddenly asked: "Is Dong Palace coming back soon?"
Yan Ruohai shook his head: "News just came from the south. His Highness the Crown Prince and his entourage did not return to Beijing by land, but took... the sea route. They just arrived at the boundary of Dadong Mountain yesterday."
Chen Pingping's sleepy eyes suddenly opened: "Dongshan..."
