A ray of sunshine rose in the early morning, and the white snow all over the mountains and plains shone with crystal light in the sunlight. Li Yan was a little crazy at the entrance of the temple. He heard a voice halfway up the mountain and looked up, and saw someone practicing swordsmanship on the cliff. The cold light was shining. The sword movement is fierce.
That was Su Jing, the night demon. Li Yan was fascinated by his swordsmanship after hearing about it for a long time. He himself also used a sword. He couldn't help but climb up the stairs and saw many people on the cliff. Besides Su Jing, there was also the little Taoist nun who was said to be unfathomable. The sexy maid was also there, standing next to another girl watching her paint.
The identity of this girl has always been a mystery. At this time, Li Yan was curious about holding a pen and painting. He stepped forward and saw the white snow in the Black Mountains leaping onto the paper. He was surprised that the painter was an extraordinary artist. It was rare for a woman to study literature and calligraphy, but she was actually good at painting. Li Yan knew that she must be a lady of the world.
"I heard that General Li knows everything about music, chess, calligraphy and painting. Can you give me some advice?" Kun Xing accidentally saw Li Yan and asked softly. Li Yan was startled and then smiled and shook his head and said, "Girl, this is not my first time and I don't need any advice. I care about painting." It’s not true…”
Not far over there, Chang Yu had just come down from the top of the mountain. Although he slept late, he got up early and went up to the mountain with Zhu Cixiang and others. He saw Li Yan talking to Kun Xing in the distance and couldn't help but laugh: "If Knowing Ah Jiu’s identity, what should I do with him?”
Several people couldn't help but laugh. Just as Zhu Cihong was about to speak, he saw a personal guard running hurriedly from down the mountain: "Report to the Governor, Li Jingxian is dead."
Everyone was shocked, but Changyu said, "I understand."
"Did Gu Junen kill him?" Zhu Cixiang was the first to speak. The guard shook his head and said, "It was suicide by hanging."
"How could a person who is so greedy for life and afraid of death commit suicide?" Zhu Cixiang looked at Chang Yu with confusion on his face.
Chang Yu smiled: "Maybe I'll die of shame."
"A person who is greedy for life and afraid of death and will betray his colleagues will die of shame?" Zhu Cixiang curled his lips.
"You are right. It was because he surrendered and betrayed his colleagues that he died of shame." Chang Yu smiled lightly and looked at Li Yan in the distance: "Anyway, it was not Gu Junen who killed him."
"Could it be Li Yan?" Zhu Cixiang saw Chang Yu's eyes glance at Li Yan. Chang Yu couldn't help but snorted: "You really know how to imagine. Li Yan is not stupid, so why bother wading into this muddy water."
Zhu Cixiang shook his head: "That's strange. Although I don't know how he died, it must be related to Gu Junen. Hey, a person who is so greedy for life and afraid of death would commit suicide in shame. Then Gu Junen also surrendered and betrayed his colleagues. Why did he Not ashamed to commit suicide?”
"That's a good question." Chang Yu snapped his fingers: "Have you ever heard the saying that all living beings above oneself are equal, while those below oneself have strict hierarchies."
Zhu Cixiang shook his head: "I haven't heard of it, but I can understand the general meaning. It is said that everyone climbs up and takes down the low. Is that what it means?"
"Perhaps the metaphor is wrong, but have you ever heard of this sentence? Demand others by the standards of a saint, and demand yourself by the standards of a bitch." Chang Yu said casually, and Zhu Cixiang was startled: "I haven't heard of it either, but I probably understand what you mean. It makes sense, and I probably know why Li Jingxian committed suicide in shame."
"Yes, he had to die because he was so morally corrupt." Chang Yu shook his head gently and hurried down the mountain.
After breakfast, Chang Yu was going down the mountain to the city and asked Li Yan if he wanted to go with him. Li Yan shook his head and chuckled: "The mountains are so clean. It's a sunny day today, which is the time to climb up." Chang Yu didn't force it but left Zhu Cihong with him. Travel together.
Before going down the mountain, Zhu Cixiang asked him quietly: "Li Yan and Gu Junen just had a lot of whispers when they visited the mountain. Wouldn't it be inconvenient for you to let me follow you? Besides, since Gu Junen is new, you are not afraid that he will attack me..."
Chang Yu couldn't hold back his laughter: "The whispers between Li Yan and Gu Junen have been revealed a long time ago. Letting you get closer to them will bring endless benefits. It may not be revealed for a while, but it will be revealed in the future." The wonderful thing is that when you follow Li Yan, you are far more cautious than when I serve you. As for Gu Junen, he is a smart person and a person who understands current affairs. When he is an enemy, he will do everything possible to put his opponent at risk. Dead enemies, but once we stand together, he will do his best to think about you." Then he pulled out the dagger Zhu Cixi gave him before from his waist: "Take it for self-defense, even if Gu Junen has different intentions, he is just a The scholar who has no strength to fight a chicken, you are strong and have martial arts skills, so you can show off your skills and beat him to death."
Zhu Cixi couldn't help laughing, took the dagger and hid it in his waist: "I'm afraid if that happened, I wouldn't have a chance to take action. Alas, it's a pity that my martial arts skills are useless."
No, with Wang Zhengnan and other personal attendants at his side, any emergencies would be solved before he could take action.
Chang Yu came down the mountain with only six or seven attendants. His whereabouts were low-key and did not attract attention at all. After entering the city, he first went to a teahouse to drink tea. Then the people in the city discovered that the soldiers and horses of the Dongchang Guards who had entered the city last night were arriving one after another. He was out of town and looked in a hurry.
There was a discussion among the people: Although the Dongchang Guards were among the twenty-seven personal guards of the emperor, they were actually from the Dongchang Yamen. During the war, they were responsible for guarding the eunuchs during the war and in their spare time. Now that there is no war, wherever they go Needless to say, the big eunuch was also there, so the big eunuch should have been there last night, and he will be gone now.
The eunuch who the common people said was gone walked around the city until nearly noon before going to the magistrate's Yamen. Zhao Jianji was so happy that he invited him into the Yamen to have lunch with all the officials. This scene was shocking.
Eunuchs have always been the most hated thing among civil servants, and everyone in Dongchang hates them with gnashing of teeth. They are more in awe of the big eunuchs in Dongchang, but now... it's really rare. The prefect sees the big eunuch come to his house and take it incognito. The private interview actually grinned happily.
Weird things happen every year, especially this year.
At dusk, Chang Yu went out of the city and went up the mountain. He came empty-handed and returned with a full load. The food in the temple was light and scarce. In addition to observing the people's sentiments and inspecting the officials, he went down to purchase ingredients. In addition to meat and vegetables, there were two jars for a long time. Needless to say, it was Zhao again. Jianji lowered his face and begged for the favor wine from elsewhere.
Chang Yu has no hobby for wine and even hates drinking, but he has to lick his face and ask Zhao Jianji to get him some, just to cleanse Gu Junen.
The dust-washing wine was held in the thatched hut on the cliff, not for the so-called artistic conception. Chang Yu was not as poetic as Kun Xing, it was just a matter of respect. He did not believe in ghosts and gods or worship Buddha, but he respected the beliefs of others and would never blaspheme others. faith.
He couldn't do such a thing as drinking wine and eating meat in the temple.
This should be the most basic respect, but in this era many people can't do it, such as thieves and officers and soldiers. So when Chang Yu did this, Gu Junen's eyes changed when he looked at him, although he changed from Li Li all the way through the night. Yankou had heard too many things about this eunuch that were different, but he still had a strange feeling when he saw what he did.
The environment of the dust-washing banquet was a bit simple, just a grass hut on a barren mountain, but the three of them were worldly men and didn't care about this. Instead, they felt that it was more artistic, the wine was quite good, and the company accompanying them was also quite noble: the current Ming Dynasty prince.
After Gu Junen was newly promoted, he was not in a hurry to show off his talents, and was even a little taciturn. Chang Yu understood his mood at this time and needed some time to adapt, so he did not ask him for advice or even talked about military affairs. However, In any case, this topic still couldn't go away. I talked a little bit with Li Yan, and suddenly asked: "Who guards Tongguan?"
Li Yan shook his head and didn't know. He sent several groups of spies across the river for reconnaissance, but they didn't send much core information. For example, the number of troops stationed by the bandits was unknown, and no one knew who the generals were. Even Tongzhou on the other side of Puzhou also didn't know the background and depth of the enemy. After all, The reason was that the rebels were too tightly defended on the other side. There was a confrontation between soldiers and horses, but they also secretly sent out countless spies to conduct counter-reconnaissance along the coast. They also mobilized the people on the other side to counter-espionage, which made it difficult for the officers, soldiers and spies to move forward. Every day is a matter of life and death.
