There is a villa less than two miles away from the imperial city. It is on the same mountain range as the academy where the master is located, but it stretches for hundreds of miles.
Looking up, you can see the snow-capped mountains hidden in the clouds and mist. Even though it is late spring, the mountain wind here is still a bit cold.
Young Master Su, dressed in a white shirt, was sitting in a pavilion in the garden. In front of him was a pot of freshly brewed spring tea.
Looking at the snowy peaks on the top of the mountain, looking at the old man sitting opposite, he sighed softly and said: "So, there is no news of the assassin in the Imperial City?"
The old man sighed and said: "I heard that the assassin this time was very smart. If he missed a hit, he would quickly flee. If you want to trace it, you will probably have to find a needle in a haystack."
"Where is Zhao Gao's old dog? Isn't he staying with my father?"
Young Master Su frowned slightly and said coldly: "If such a big thing happens, he will be the first to be beheaded."
The old man shook his head and said with a bitter smile: "It would be easier to handle if only Zhao Gao was the only one. General Meng Yi is also involved in the problem. This must be really investigated..."
In the old man's opinion, even playing fifty boards each was not something that the two of them could bear.
When Young Master Su heard this, his inner thoughts had something to do with him. After all, the relationship in the palace was so complicated that who could make a clear choice for him?
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but shake his head and said: "Fortunately, my father is fine, otherwise we wouldn't be able to get away with it."
Smiling to himself, he thought that he had exhausted his plans and had calculated everything, so he could still ignore Zhao Gao, the old dog.
People always thought that Zhao Gao was swinging between the two princes, but they didn't know about his relationship with Meng Yi.
After thinking for a while, he said: "Father, this is too risky. If I hadn't persuaded him to prepare an extra chariot of the same type before, I might not have been able to escape this time."
The old man nodded and said: "Young master, please don't pay attention to these troublesome things. When the king comes back to greet you, you will be able to stabilize the world in the future."
"Then we have to wait until my father returns to court."
Young Master Su looked worried and continued: "As long as Zhao Laogou doesn't estrange us in front of our father, there won't be any rift between us father and son."
I don’t know since when, Prince Su gradually became alienated from Zhao Gao, a close confidant of King Qin.
However, he has General Meng on his side, so he is naturally not afraid that Zhao Gao will frame him and force the imperial army to fall out with him. Therefore, the current young master Su is not worried about Zhao Gao.
Similarly, I don’t know when it started, but Zhao Gao and Gongzi Hai seemed very enthusiastic.
A prince and a minister have close contacts in the court, and they are not afraid of being caught.
It's just that the King of Qin is at the peak of the Spring and Autumn Period and the world is still under his control. Even if he is attacked by assassins on the road, it is impossible for him to stop patrolling the world.
Not to mention the matter of passing the position in the future.
Young Master Su smiled lightly and said, "The world is in the hands of my father. There are some things that we don't need to consider at this time."
When the old man heard this, he thought to himself that he was relieved and said with a smile: "The king is not in the imperial city. The young master should stay here for two days and then go down the mountain, so as not to make people gossip again."
"Yes, I understand. I'll be back tomorrow."
It turned out that the young master Su didn't want to leave the imperial city, but the lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion wanted to see the snow-capped mountains, so he left the things in the palace and came to the snow-capped mountains.
But he didn't expect that King Qin would be assassinated on his way out on patrol. When the news reached the imperial city, he was already on the snowy mountain.
The ministers who stayed in the palace were anxious, so they hurriedly came to Xueshan to tell him everything that had happened, so as to avoid the king from asking questions after he returned to the court, and the ministers would not know anything about it.
None of the ministers wanted to bear the burden of Young Master Su. After all, this was a major matter related to whether the king would be held accountable.
Who dares to be careless about this?
The two went over some details again and again, and finally the old man handed over and left, quickly heading down the mountain with a few men in black.
It wasn't until the old man left for a while that the lady in a white dress came over with a plate of pastries.
Looking at the silent Young Master Su, he said, "If there is something important in the palace, why don't you go back today?"
Young Master Su shook his head and said: "What has happened, even if I am in the palace, I can't help. Let's take a good rest today and recuperate before going down the mountain and returning to the city tomorrow."
The girl sighed and asked quietly: "I don't know if the king is okay. Is my father well?"
Young Master Su picked up a piece of pastry, took a bite, and said with a smile: "The assassin chose the wrong carriage. My father is fine, and so is the left prime minister."
After thinking for a while, he said: "Don't worry, General Meng will be with you to protect you, so there won't be any trouble."
The girl frowned slightly and was silent for a while.
Young Master Su pointed at the snow-capped mountains half hidden in the clouds and mist and said with a smile: "I'm afraid people in the world don't know that even in summer here, you can still see the snow on the top of the mountains."
The girl smiled and said: "You can't keep watching such a beautiful scenery all the time. Even if we are in the clouds at the moment, if we look at it for a long time, we will surely get tired of it?"
Young Master Su shook his head and chuckled: "A place like this only needs to be visited once in different seasons. There are still discords waiting for us at the foot of the mountain."
In his opinion, not to mention the pursuit of murderers in other cities, the Imperial City alone would probably be busy for a long time.
Regardless of whether the assassin is caught or not, this matter of troubling the murderer cannot be ignored, otherwise I don't know which minister will gossip in front of the emperor.
The girl's mind was split in two by the sudden news. Half of it was on Young Master Su on the snow-capped mountains, and the other half flew to Zuo Xiang, who was thousands of miles away.
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Two days later, Zhang Liang, who had made arrangements for Shuzi to go to the academy, arrived on the 47th in a carriage just after noon.
Li Xiuyuan laughed at him, and within two days of his return, he thought of sneaking out of the academy to fool around.
If things go on like this, I don’t know what principles I can learn from Master.
Zhang Liang explained a few words that he was different from Xiao Hei, so he didn't bother to pay attention to Li Xiuyuan's nagging. After all, he had already seen that being an assassin was not an easy task.
At least for many years to come, he probably won't try again.
Seeing that Li Zhang remained silent, Li Xiuyuan was too lazy to pay attention to him, but looked at the man behind him and said with a smile, "Who is this guest?"
Zhang Liang laughed when he heard this and said, "This is my friend Xu Fu."
Li Xiuyuan's heart skipped a beat, and he almost screamed, thinking that this guy actually came to the imperial city, could he be waiting to see King Qin?
After thinking for a while, he took three bowls, poured black bean wine into them, looked at the visitor and said with a smile: "Please try the wine from the shop."
Zhang Liang patted Xu Fu and smiled: "My eldest brother's surname is Li. He is good at wine and is not afraid of deep alleys. If people in the imperial city knew that this wine is good, it would probably not be enough to sell it."
Xu Fu, who was only about twenty-five years old and dressed in a green shirt, was startled. He picked up the noodle bowl and smelled it, then murmured: "I don't think I have ever smelled such a wine aroma."
Li Xiuyuan smiled slightly and said: "It's not that exaggerated. It's just the taste of black beans. I guess no one in the Imperial City has used it to make wine before."
After drinking other wines from the Imperial City, Li Xiuyuan deliberately kept the taste similar to other wines, so as not to cause dissatisfaction among his colleagues.
"It tastes like black beans." Xu Fu shrugged, looked at Zhang Liang and smiled: "It seems that I came to the right place with you today."
Shaking his head, Li Xiuyuan poured a plate of peanuts from the counter and placed it on the table.
He smiled bitterly and said: "My place is remote, I have wine but no food, so I'll make do with it."
Xu Fu was not polite and took a sip. He ignored Zhang Liang's nagging for a while and drank the wine in one gulp.
"Please have another glass, good wine." Xu Fu said sincerely, with a surprised smile on his face.
Zhang Liang shook his head and said, "Why are you so anxious? You can come over and drink every day as long as you want. It's just drinking. I'll treat you to three bowls a day."
Li Xiuyuan shook his head, looked at the two of them and said, "I'm going to make wine in two days. If you two like it, you can come over and I'll teach you how to make wine."
Yu Daqin himself was just a passerby, and Li Xiu Pinhole didn't mind teaching the two of them.
When Xu Fu heard this, he frowned and asked, "Aren't you afraid that the master will starve his disciples to death?"
Li Xiuyuan looked at the white clouds floating in the sky outside the shop and smiled lightly: "So what? This wine shop originally belonged to Zhang Liang."
When Xu Fu heard this, he said excitedly: "Based on the spirit of shopkeeper Li, I, Xu Fu, am ashamed of myself!"
Seeing Xu Fu's interest, Zhang Liang hurriedly said, "How about this? Brother Xu and I will invest in opening another wine shop, and how about the eldest brother continuing to be the shopkeeper?"
When Li Xiuyuan heard this, he couldn't help but glare at Zhang Liang.
He looked at Xu Fu and said with a smile: "You two can learn winemaking from me. I won't open another shop, and I don't ask for a good business. I'm afraid of trouble."
Are you kidding? I didn't come to Da Qin to make money.
Even if I beat him to death, I wouldn't even think about opening a wine shop. If it weren't for Xiao Hei coming to Da Qin and studying in an academy, Li Xiuyuan would have gone on a tour long ago.
When Xu Fu heard this, he said with some regret: "I didn't expect that the shopkeeper has an indifferent mind. It's really rare."
From the day Li Xiuyuan opened the store here, he knew what his elder brother was thinking. Zhang Liang laughed twice and said nothing.
Xu Fu even appreciated Li Xiuyuan's thought of not being afraid of deep alleys with his wine, and smiled: "I never expected that there is such an elegant person as Shopkeeper Li in the Imperial City."
Li Xiuyuan pointed at Zhang Liang and said: "This guy gave me this house. It's not a big deal for me to teach you how to make wine. As long as you are not afraid of hardship, you will be able to do it."
Xu Fu was not a sour person either. He raised his hand and said, "In that case, I'll come over and chat with the shopkeeper for a few days to learn how to make wine."
Li Xiuyuan immediately laughed when he heard this, got up and went to the counter to get a list for Zhang Liang, and put another gold coin in his hand.
He smiled and said, "I'm too lazy to go out. You're here just in time. By the way, you can help me buy all the materials I need to make wine."
Zhang Liang smiled and put away the order and gold coins: "Brother, are you afraid that I have no money?"
Xu Fu was shocked, looked at Li Xiuyuan and asked: "I came to learn winemaking, don't I have to pay tuition? Should I provide the materials?"
Li Xiuyuan smiled and replied: "Wine-making is just a hard job, how much does it cost? However, if you want to take it away, you have to buy the materials yourself."
After speaking, he looked back at Zhang Liang and asked, "Do you think so?"
Zhang Liang was stunned for a moment and replied casually: "That's true. The money given by the eldest brother is for the expenses of the store."
After saying this, the three of them laughed.
Zhang Liang poured wine into Xu Fu's bowl and said with a smile: "You will come over in a few days to help me, and I will learn how to make wine with you."
Xu Fu sighed and said seriously: "It would be more appropriate for me to bring more food. There is wine but no vegetables, so it is a loss of fun."
"It's natural." Zhang Liang said with a smile: "The eldest brother also has a younger brother studying in the academy. You can't buy less snacks."
Li Xiuyuan shook his head, looked at Zhang Liang and said, "Xiao Hei's main task now is to study. Don't lead him astray."
Zhang Renren sighed and said: "He is under the control of the master, how can I control him?"
Xu Fu couldn't help but laugh secretly in his heart. As an elder brother, he had no desires and desires, but he had a younger brother studying in an academy. These two brothers were very interesting.
Zhang Liang looked at Xu Fu and shook his head: "Don't take any chances with my brother. He is not a worry-free person."
