Chapter 25 Looking back

It is the twelfth lunar month, and the river is about to be closed. The passenger ship entered the dock early, and the boat was rushing south. Cold river lonely fire, night snow canoe. The most sad and beautiful scene in the world is full of hope in Rong Hui's eyes. He stood at the bow of the ship, holding a cup of jasmine/flower tea, Yanjing people's favorite drink, and seemed to swallow the snowy scenery of the canal into his stomach with tea.

Seeing that Rong Hui was only wearing a deep suit of Shu brocade, Mei Chai took a mink cloak in the cabin and advised him: "Second master, it's windy outside, put it on..." He took the porcelain cup and teapot in his hand.

"Thank you" Rong Hui casually put on his shoulder and took the opportunity to sit at the boat table to ask about the major events in recent years.

"The biggest thing in the past two years is the 'Eight Tigers*' under the emperor and the dispute with the court..." Mei Zai stood at the small round table and said happily: "Last October, the ministers and the 'Eight Tigers*' quarreled on the 'Fengtian Hall' and couldn't wait to die on the pillar of the 'Fengtian Hall' on the spot. Some of the elders wanted to guard the spirit of the former emperor, and some wanted to return to their hometown. They all said that they were entrusted by the former emperor and cried with tears. Fortunately, the Empress Dowager Zhang came forward to relieve the siege, and it was almost the end of the year, and the matter was suppressed... In the first month of this year, the courtiers met with the 'Eight Tigers*' and made trouble again. The emperor asked the guards to drag 21 imperial historians to His Highness Fengtian to play the board... The emperor blaming the minister in public, which was the beginning of this dynasty. Thirteen imperial histories in the two capitals are like mourning, and they are all together to destroy the eunuchs. The four families took advantage of the opportunity to contact a group of princes and almost led troops to the king of Beijing.

"King of Beijing? Interesting..." Rong Hui laughed dumbly and asked, "Mr. Huang, didn't you come to pull us into the water..."

"The old man didn't come, but the prince's wife came and only asked us to make a statement." Meiqi said truthfully, "It's still the old lady who blocked her..." She didn't dare to comment and turned around: "In the February Dynasty, there are more imperial historians for impeachment. Later, as long as he opened his mouth, he was dragged to the door by the emperor to hit the board. Later, Jinyiwei directly sealed the Metropolitan Inspect..."

She smiled and then said, "There are less than 50 university scholars in the imperial cabinet, plus six ministers and waiters, and 13 imperial historians. But in March, the emperor listed all those who could be ranked in the Fengtian Hall as party ratios and admonished the ministers. He also ordered the eunuch of the nine-sided town to preview the military aircraft..."

"Real?" Rong Hui frowned when he heard this, and his face sank and said, "This is a little too much..."

"Yes, who doesn't know who is behind the 'Jiubian Heavy Town'. In this way, the princes will not do it..." Mei Chai poured a cup of tea for Rong Hui again, slightly straightened his mind, and then said, "The princes want to support the immortals behind them. We are far apart, and we don't know how other sects express their position. In May, the emperor issued an order to hold a 'star picking conference', and a total of more than 40,000 ultimatums were issued..."

"The ultimatum?" Rong Hui didn't understand and happily asked, "What is an ultimatum?"

"It's the certificate given by the court to the 'true practitioners'..." Mei Jiaru Jiazhen: "Not all practitioners deserve to be called 'true practitioners'. Only the disciples of the Seventy-two Immortals can be called 'cultivators'. Generally, when the disciples learn to go down the mountain, the court will issue an ultimatum. Those who have an ultimatum can lease spiritual fields and spiritual veins from the government office, and the tax on corvée is free..."

She thought for a moment and then said, "The court has control over the ultimatum. Every 12 years, it will hold a 'star picking conference', and each immortal faction will assign an ultimatum according to their strength. In order to ensure the way out of their disciples, all factions will also recruit disciples according to their ultimatums. The emperor's ultimatum is equivalent to allowing the development of the 72 immortals. But in this way, those who have to pay rent should complain..."

When Rong Hui heard that it was good, he asked, "Then how many ultimatums have we issued?"

"700 ultimatum!" Mei Zai gladly explained: "This 'Star Picking Conference' was held in Hengshan, and each sent a male and female disciple who built the foundation, the early stage of Taiji, the middle period of Taiji, the late Taiji, and the perfect Taiji. Seven hundred and twenty disciples were divided into men and women, and they compared with each other in Hengshan Nanyuan and Beiyuan, and finally divided the ultimatum according to the winning or losing field.

"It seems that the emperor's boy is also a hate character..." Rong Hui nodded and praised. Seeing Mei Zai and Rong Yan, he also knew that their sisters had contributed a lot and happily praised: "There are 100 more ultimatums than flattening down. You are not bad!"

Mei Jian smiled and then said, "Later, the general of Xuanfu asked to allocate one million taels of gold to repair the border defense array, and the household department was accurate. The silver was raised, but the emperor temporarily changed his mind and took the one million taels of gold into the inner house to cultivate the spiritual beast garden. At the beginning of winter, some people arrested the "govere of the governor" and the "governer" of the nine-border town and the "governer" and went to prison for being greedy for Mexican military salaries. But the border guards still have to be repaired, and the court can't afford it. On the first morning of the twelfth lunar month, silver mines in Zhejiang, Fujian, Sichuan and Yunnan were opened..." He sighed gently: "That's all."

Rong Hui nodded slowly, recalled it carefully, and warned: "This boy is a sensible person who cultivates power, controls the court, cuts off dissidents, and flatters immortals. With all four-pronged approach, I feel ashamed of myself. You should stick to your duty and don't make peace.

Mei Zhai was slightly stunned and asked with wide eyes, "But everyone said that this master is a wild and boundless faint king."

"Dunjun..." Rong Hui couldn't help laughing: "That's because they have their own small calculations. The world disaster is coming. Once they can't fight with the upper clan, the days of the imperial family will come to an end. He issued an ultimatum and beat the courtiers, which was nothing more than showing the world that he had the strength to control the situation. After all, together in the war, victory can only be guaranteed by concentrating all resources.

Mei Yu will come and happily guarantee: "Don't worry, Xianjun, we only listen to you." Rong Hui couldn't help but be proud, drank a cup of tea with a smile, and asked about Yanjing's local customs. Two people sat on the head of the boat and tasted tea at night. When we arrived in Tongxian County, it was already dawn.

The golden-top dragonflying cart with five horses has been waiting at the dock. Rong Hui abandoned the boat and landed. Accompanied by the commissioner of the Ministry of Ceremonies, he went straight to Yanjing. The two places are 48,000 miles apart, and it was not noon when the carriage entered the front door. Unfortunately, it snowed heavily in the sky, and I couldn't see it.

Although Rong Hui did not see the city Guo Zhizhuang clearly, it can be seen that 13 pairs of Xuanjia warriors under the city stood in the snow and remained motionless, and he could also feel the spirit of the capital. When the carriage entered the city, it was found that the formation was quietly pressed. The mana was long and the momentum was so strong that people could not find a flaw for a moment. They couldn't help sighing: "The imperial god capital is indeed a crouching tiger and hiding dragon."

He went to "Shuntianfu" to take a picture, and accompanied by the magistrate, he went back to the hall to cook wine and enjoy the snow. The next day, Li Xianxi, the minister of the Ministry of Ceremonies, held a banquet and drank three glasses. He should have become Rong Hui's nephew. It will be sent to usher in, and it will be the 11th day of the twelfth lunar month in a blink of an eye.

According to the usual practice, the palace attendant brought Rong Hui to the "Ciren Temple" in the west of the city to bathe and fast. Rong Hui saw that the old abbot's cultivation in the temple was not weak, so he simply exchanged cultivation experience. When the "stepping on the sky" monks stationed in Yanjing heard that a master had come, they posted one after another. Three days pass in a blink of an eye.

In the fifteenth dynasty of the twelfth lunar month, Rong Hui wore a red public uniform and was led by the chamberlain to enter the court from the Meridian Gate. Then he walked to the "West Gate of Fengtian" and entered the Fengtian Hall. He has the highest grade and is at the top of the 100 officials. Although it was covered by heavy snow, I still saw a large pillar dragon and a golden roof covering the sky on the base of the Jiuzhang white jade hall. The atmosphere of materials and the exquisite ingenuity can be said to have reached the end here.

Rong Hui was in awe, and stepped into the door of the temple. At the end of the Dandao, he saw the jade and the throne was full of color. He couldn't help sighing: "Under the world, I don't know how many people are peeping at this supreme throne..." Hearing the fairy music fluttering, he suddenly knew that the righteous Lord was coming, and immediately restrained his mind. In the sound of salute, he bowed three times and walked out with his head down. In the sound of fireworks, he went out of the west gate again.

Rongguang put on a mink crane outside Shu Jin's deep clothes and waited outside the noon gate with a carriage early in the morning. Seeing a young man in red in the wind and snow, he quickly walked out and waved to himself. Who was Rong Hui? For a moment, I had mixed feelings and couldn't help shouting "Second Brother" and quickly greeted him.

The two brothers have been reunited after a long separation and have their own understanding. The two got into the carriage and talked about their reasons. Meiqi drove straight to the Western Garden of the Imperial City. Rong Hui learned that his parents were fine, the eldest brother took care of the industry, and his sister-in-law presided over the middle-feeding. Everything was orderly, and he couldn't help but breathe out: "Brother, it's been difficult for you in recent years."

The carriage went to the "Lingshan King's Mansion", and the fireworks burst into the sky. The stewards took the opportunity to greet him: "Supply the second master back to the house!"

Long Hui got out of the car with the curtain and greeted him happily: "Good New Year, everyone! Nanyang's gadgets, one by one..." He stepped into the house door with a smile and bypassed the front hall. In the door of the moon cave, Ling Xiao, Zhou and Yan Ling were standing in the snow. Yan Ling was still holding a little girl and looked like Sister Yun. Unexpectedly, she grew more than a foot tall. She couldn't help shouting "the girl" and quickly greeted her.

Yan Ling wore a "falling bun" and put on an edelweis cloak outside her fans' deep clothes. She was so excited that she burst into tears and lowered her head and couldn't help sobbing. Ling Xiao patted her back with a smile and comforted her softly, "It's hard to see you, talk..."

Zhou combed his "peony bun" and put on a peacock cloak outside the big red silk cloak. When he saw Rong Hui coming, he was refreshed and shouted "Second Uncle" with a smile. Seeing the four people on the spot after meeting, he froze and happily greeted, "Come into the room quickly. Dad and mother will send someone to ask once after half a cup of tea. If you don't come back, the old man will come in person!" With that, he quickly wine at her husband.

"If you are a child, how can you let your parents greet you?" Rong Hui came to his senses and happily asked, "Where do parents live?" Now led by Mei Kai, he walked to the back room. Thinking of the big event, he took the opportunity to discuss Rong Guang: "I want everyone to live on Turtle Island, and our family will live there in the future."

said, and everyone couldn't help but be stunned. Rong Hui did not dare to neglect and solemnly explained: "The island is 300 feet long and more than 100 feet wide. It's not crowded to live with 8,000 people. Besides, it is safe. Although Yanjing's formation is wonderful, it is someone else's territory after all. The giant turtle has been accepted as a 'spiritual beast' by Lingxiao, and there are not many people in the world who can do anything about it. In addition, living on the back of a giant turtle can prolong life.

Ling Xiao has discussed with Rong Hui and looked at Zhou. Zhou saw that the matter was important and looked at her husband. Rong Guang weighed slightly and nodded in agreement: "It is also a treasure that can prolong life..." The four people discussed it properly before they went to visit their parents.

In the flowers and trees, Zhou's mind flashed and took the opportunity to say another thing: "A few days ago, 'Princess Xianghe' visited and handed me a message when she left. It was for the marriage of the son of 'King Xianghe'. They fell in a fancy to our eldest girl and asked us what we meant."

"Big girl..." Rong Hui was stunned, remembered the two Rong Xue, and asked, "Which big girl..." Thinking that their realm was too shallow to see Rong Xue in white at all, he couldn't help holding his forehead: "What's going on... Let her make her own decisions!" I don't think this is a good topic. Turn around, find your parents, Brother Wei, Sister Xin and Brother Mao, and go and meet them.

The back house is built by the Taiye pool. The ice lake next to the house is like a mirror, and the red plum is snowy in front of the house. The family is reunited in the house and has its own celebration. Ling Xiao had already prepared a gift, and now he took it out and sent it to everyone. The maids in the house came to say good wishes when they heard the news, and there was no shortage of good news.

Rong Hui took advantage of the excitement and made Rong Guang's eyes and took the initiative to go to the inner room to admit his parents' mistakes first: "Father, mother, the child is unfilial. Ordinary people, although cloth and food, have family happiness. Now I have this pearl and magnificent treasure, but I can't change it to a peaceful old age..." I poured two cups of tea to my parents with my own hands and talked about moving.

Mr. and Mrs. Li Panning were stunned when they heard the words. They came to their senses for a long time and shook their heads and sighed softly: "We are dragging you down..." After making a detailed plan, Mei Cai suddenly came to report: "The old master, the old lady, the uncle, the second master, the imperial edict has arrived."

"The book 'Lingshan Jun' successor room Chen, is the 'Lingshan Junming Concubine'." In front of the Zhengwu Xiang case, the servant of the decree closed the colorful jade axis and handed it out with a smile. Ling Xiao lowered his head and saluted, raised his hand to take a photo, and turned around and ordered, "Red sleeves, show your father-in-law tea..."

"Thank you, 'Lingshan Junmingfei'!" The waiter thanked him and refused with a smile: "The miscellaneous family is still rushing back to the palace for work, so I will leave." He came out with thirteen pairs of brocade guards.

Family reunion has its own excitement. Rong Hui drank slightly and was accompanied by Ling Xiao for a walk by the Taiye pool. The cold wind blew, and he was refreshed. He turned his head and suddenly found that the lovely people around him were as delicate as flowers. The beautiful white snow added more wind, and I couldn't help but move my heart and reached out to hold her in my arms.

"What are you doing..." Ling Xiao was caught off guard and couldn't help exclaiming.

Rong Hui wrapped his hands tightly around the person in front of him, felt the delicate body under the brocade robe, and his heart flung up. He solemnly asked, "Are you all right..."

"Okay, what are you doing..." Ling Xiao was stunned and told the truth. Suddenly, his cheeks suddenly turned red. Thinking that he hadn't done that for more than two years, he was ashamed and annoyed. He shook his head and refused: "Forget, forget it... I'm not used to it..."

"Then I'll let you get used to coming..." Rong Hui only heard that she has recovered from her illness. How can she care whether she wants to do it or not? He bowed down and picked her up, bowed his head and bit her earlobe and said, "Tonight is our wedding night. Tomorrow, it will start again..."

"Real?" Ling Xiao asked himself, but remembered that on the first night, he was so rude, so rude, so rude... But when he was in trouble, he sacrificed his life to maintain his comprehensiveness... How would she treat herself under tonight's account? Perhaps it is not only shameless, but also as in the posture he is about to ask for. But once the disguise is put down, the ecstasy is so unforgettable.

(the end of the book)

ps: There is another postscript, and it's really over.